ALBANY, N.Y. -- Civics groups lobbied in Albany for ethics reform. They're offering Governor Paterson a detailed package of ethics law changes to what they say have been a series of scandals that have plagued the Capitol recently.

The list includes a former Governor disgraced by his involvement in a prostitution ring, a comptroller accused of misusing state funds, two legislators charged with political crimes and now another Assemblyman, Anthony Seminerio, is under investigation by the U.S. Attorney General for illegal lobbying. Government watchdogs say enough is enough.

"This is the latest in a series of scandals that have rocked the state capitol. We believe that it requires an immediate and sweeping response by the governor and legislative leaders to actually deal with this problem," said Blair Horner, NYPIRG legislative director.

"We think that, that something that needs to happen is an independent ethics oversight committee. We did have a lobbying commission that worked very well for like 12 years or so," said Barbara Bartoletti, New York State League of Women Voters Legislative Director.

They watchdog groups want a ban on campaign contributions for personal use, restrictions on contributions from lobbyists, tougher ethics enforcement and increasing financial disclosure requirements. Both assembly speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos have expressed interest in reaching an agreement on ethics reform.