Andrew Cuomo

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's comments late last week about extreme conservatives has touched off anger among some around the state. File photo, 2013.

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It's going to snow. To those of you with the day off -- GET OUT THERE -- and have fun before it turns terribly chilly again.

After the New York Post ran a story under the headline "....conservatives: Leave NY!" the governor's press office wrote a response saying his comments during a Friday radio interview were taken out of context. On Friday, Cuomo talked with WCNY's Susan Arbetter about what he called a schism in the Republican Party among moderates and those with more extreme views. Still, some were offended, particularly by this part of Friday's discussion:

From Cuomo's comments on Friday: "You've seen that play out in New York, their SAFE act, the Republican Party candidates are running against the SAFE Act. It was voted for by moderate republicans who run the Senate. Their problem is not me and democrats, their problem is themselves. Who are they? Are they these extreme conservatives, who are right to life, pro assault weapon, anti-gay, is that who they are? Because if that is who they are, and if they are the extreme conservatives, they have no place in the state of New York. Because that is not who New Yorkers are."

Meanwhile, #TheyHaveNoPlaceinNY picked up some speed on Twitter this weekend.

A new poll out his morning shows the governor's popularity numbers are rebounding. Half of Upstate voters are ready to vote for him in November.

Cuomo presents his 2014-15 budget on Tuesday in Albany. The plan is expected to include measures intended to strengthen criminal statutes relating to bribery, tighten loophole-ridden campaign fund-raising laws and require legislators who hold second jobs outside the Legislature to disclose more about their work, according to the administration officials.

Then, the campaign-finance-reform candidate is headed to Los Angeles for a fundraiser with tickets ranging from $5,000 a person to $50,000 a couple.

Cuomo's budget also will call for a new $10 million police database to help law enforcement officers share information around the state.

The governor released his September and October schedules on Sunday. Here's a look at Sept. 23:

1:30 PM Meeting

Location: Governor's Conference Room, State Capitol, Albany, NY

Staff: Howard Glaser, Director of State Operations

Attendees: Onondaga County Executive Joanne Mahoney, Eric F. Spina, Vice Chancellor and Provost, Syracuse University, William B. Eimicke, Columbia University.

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Cuomo's schedules also highlight this interesting timing -- the governor met with the heads of his anti-corruption panel just two days before the commission issued subpoenas involving some lawmakers' campaign committees.

In his first comments since the scandal broke about New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and the George Washington Bridge, Cuomo said little about his Republican neighbor and reminded people the snafu happened on the Jersey side of the toll booths.

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The FBI is looking into the New York Power Authority's habit of hiring former employees as consultants.

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