'Chemung County recognizes September 8th-14th as Suicide Prevention Week'

Thomas F. O'Mara

September 9, 2014

Counties and states across the nation are recognizing September 8th-14th 2014 as National Suicide Prevention Week.

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Senate approves legislation long supported by O'Mara to make property tax cap permanent: O’Mara calls on legislative leaders, Governor Cuomo to get behind mandate relief, permanent spending cap

January 23, 2019

"Mandate relief must happen in order for the tax cap to have any chance to achieve its ultimate goal, which is to ensure a future of property tax cuts, not just a slower rate of property tax growth,” said Senator O'Mara.

O’Mara criticizes Senate's approval of college tuition assistance for the children of illegal immigrants, votes no on ‘DREAM Act’

January 23, 2019

We have law-abiding, hard-working families across the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes regions struggling to make ends meet, paying outrageously high state and local taxes, and going into huge amounts of debt trying to afford college for their children.

O’Mara votes against ‘extreme action’ expanding abortion in New York State: Says Reproductive Health Act goes far beyond codifying Roe v. Wade

January 22, 2019

“Far from simply codifying the federal protections afforded to all women under Roe versus Wade, this new law is an extreme action by Governor Cuomo and a State Legislature now under one-party Democratic control," said Senator O'Mara.

Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' ~ for the week of January 21, 2019 ~ 'First things first: What's Your Opinion?'

January 22, 2019

Senator O'Mara shares his weekly perspective on issues facing New York State government.