Gov. David Paterson says he plans to clear his name soon in two investigations threatening his administration -- and he says he is not resigning.

"I don't have any plans to resign. I am working on the business of the people of New York State. At a certain point, I will cooperate with the investigations and will be clearing my name," Paterson said.

Paterson told reporters that he intended to continue working on the budget and that he felt that New Yorkers would ultimately side with him. He took the press to task for continuing to repeat what he says are unsubstantiated charges. He would not comment on the resignation of his director of communications, Peter Kauffmann. Three officials from Paterson's administration resigned in the past week, following allegations he improperly contacted a woman who had accused a top aide of domestic violence.

Paterson says he'll speak with the attorney general's office and the state's Public Integrity Commission to present his side of the story.

The attorney general is investigating whether Paterson illegally contacted a woman who had accused one of his top aides of domestic violence. The state's ethics commission charged this week that Paterson violated a gift ban and lied about soliciting free tickets to a Yankees World Series game.

The good-government group Common Cause, which has supported Paterson, called for his resignation earlier in the day, saying the controversies are distracting him from addressing the state's fiscal crisis.

"We believe that, unfortunately because of the allegations of the abuse of power and criminal conduct by the governor and perhaps his staff, that those allegations have become the sole focus of Albany," Lerner says.

Lerner says Paterson deserves due process in both cases, but the state requires full attention to the state budget and billions in projected deficits.