Ethics Reform in the News – April 25, 2011

NY Post columnist Fred Dicker quotes two unnamed “legislative insiders” in his weekly Inside Albany column who say that legislators are not interested in reforming the state’s ethics laws.  According to Dicker, “Many top lawyer/legislators are paid huge sums of money by special-interest clients who are interested only in buying influence at the Legislature.”  (April 25th)

City Hall News provides a history lesson on ethics in Albany, noting that this time around the conversations are going on behind closed doors. (April 25th)

The Buffalo News editorial board gives Governor Cuomo credit for a good, on-time budget, but says that progress on ethics reform is needed. (April 24th)

The Watertown Daily Times calls for ethics reform in the wake of former Comptroller Hevesi’s sentencing. (April 19th)