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Siena Survey Looks At Opinions On Ethics Package; Having Students "Opt Out" Of Exams

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New York State voters aren't too optimistic that new ethics rules recently  enacted in Albany will have much of an impact on corruption in state government.

That's according to a new Siena College surveyout Monday from Siena College, which says that nearly two-thirds of those surveyed don't think the ethics package will have much effect.

But by a 54 to 36 percent margin, they say that Governor Cuomo did the right thing in dropping some ethics measures in order to get the budget passed on time.

Also in this survey, by a 50 to 44 percent margin, voters said that parents were right to have their children opt out of the recent state exams. And while 60 percent of voters say that the state doesn't spend enough on education, they are nearly evenly divided on whether or not they would be willing to pay more in income taxes to fund more state aid to education.

The Siena poll also shows Cuomo's favorability rating at 56 to 39  percent, essentially unchanged from last month.

Randy Gorbman is WXXI's director of news and public affairs. Randy manages the day-to-day operations of WXXI News on radio, television, and online.