Budget Alert

Thomas F. O'Mara

February 25, 2011

Medicaid

From the start, Medicaid reform has been targeted as one of the key battlegrounds of the 2011-2012 state budget.

The latest: Governor Andrew Cuomo's "Medicaid Redesign Team" approved a series of reform recommendations late yesterday.

Follow some of this morning's news roundups here, here, and here.

Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' ~ for the week of January 16, 2017 ~ "Governor goes from 'costs too much' to 'let's spend more'"

January 16, 2017

Senator O'Mara shares his weekly perspective on the challenges and issues facing our region and state.

New York State Remembers the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

January 13, 2017

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." ~ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

O’Mara signs on to legislation to ensure volunteer firefighters eligible for critical health care benefits

January 13, 2017

“It’s the least we can do for our volunteer firefighters and their families,” said Senator O'Mara.

'Hornell Police Chief Offers Help to Heroin Addicts'

January 12, 2017

Senator O'Mara was appointed to the Senate Task Force on Heroin and Opioid Addiction in 2014.