Governor Cuomo’s favorability rating has dropped in recent weeks, but according to a new Siena Poll showed that 64% still view Cuomo favorably.  Cuomo’s highest rating was at 77% in February of last year.  Cuomo took a hit in popularity following the quick passage of the New York safe act and for the continued stalling of the lifting of a moratorium on gas drilling statewide.  President Obama maintains at 56% favorable rating among New Yorkers in the same poll.

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Upstate Lawmakers with poor rural school districts are looking for changes this year, to keep schools from becoming bankrupt.  Assemblyman Cliff crouch comments:

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Delaware County Sheriffs Department investigated a 2 Car Property Damage Automobile accident at the intersection of Dry Brook Rd and Turnpike Rd in the Town of Meredith.  49-year-old Donald Aitken was operating a Town of Meredith plow truck, and with the corner of the plow, he hit a Subaru Legacy driven by 55 year old Yael Herzog of Walton.  Deputies said that there were no injuries and no tickets were issued and both vehicles were driven from the scene.

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The Chenango county sheriffs department arrested 31-year-old Brett Lorimer of Norwich, for Unlawful Possession of Marihuana.   Lorimer was charged following a traffic stop in the Town of North Norwich, where he is accused of possessing Marijuana, he faces action in North Norwich court at a later date.

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US Senator Charles Schumer is opposing a plan by the Transportation Security Administration to allow airline passengers to bring small knives on board passenger aircraft.  Schumer said that these items pose an obvious safety threat, along with other items that the TSA is considering to allow on planes, including novelty baseball bats, billiard cues, and hockey sticks. All of the items mentioned have been banned since the September 11^th 2001 terrorist attacks.  TSA officials said that pilots and air marshals are trained to provide security should any of these items be used as a weapon.