Michael Gormley in Newsday reports that there will be six corruption trials of former top state and local officials in 2018. In 2016, leaders of both legislative branches, from both parties, were sentenced to prison on corruption charges. So in Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s 10,705-word State of the State speech last week, he spoke 284 words about ethics reform. “I know the Legislature feels that we have done much on ethics reform, and they are right,” Cuomo said. “I know they feel that whatever we do, it will never be enough in this political atmosphere and they may be right, but we must do more anyway.” This year, Cuomo is proposing term limits, eliminating outside income for legislators, and closing the limited liability company loopholes that allow corporations to exceed limits on campaign donations. The legislature has rejected these proposals, and others, over the past several years. Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, a Republican, even though there are more Democrats in the Senate, believes New Yorkers aren’t focused on ethics reform. Read the full story in Newsday.