Finger Lakes Restaurant Week ~ October 20-26, 2014 ~ Support local foods

Thomas F. O'Mara

October 21, 2014

Finger Lakes Restaurant Week is taking place this week from October 20-26.

It's an opportunity to help celebrate and support of local foods as well as local restaurateurs, farmers and other organizations.

Legislative hearings on Governor Cuomo's 2017-2018 proposed state budget begin this week: Higher Education examined on Tuesday, Workforce Development on Wednesday (beginning at 10AM) ~ Read more and watch the hearings live

January 25, 2017

Senator O'Mara serves as a member of the Senate Finance Committee.

Senate approves legislation O’Mara co-sponsors to ensure volunteer firefighters have access to critical health care benefits; O’Mara urges Assembly action giving volunteer firefighters coverage for job-related cancer diagnoses (UPDATED)

January 24, 2017

“Our volunteer firefighters make great sacrifices to protect the health, safety and well-being of lives and property throughout our communities. They deserve and they’ve earned the health care coverage this legislation would provide,” said Senator O’Mara.

O’Mara and Lupardo urge state to strengthen parking garage safety inspections (UPDATED)

January 23, 2017

“We appreciated this opportunity to continue working with the Cuomo administration and providing input that we believe is critical to moving forward on this public safety priority," said Senator O'Mara, who was recently named Vice-Chair of the Senate Transportation Committee.

Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' ~ for the week of January 23, 2017 ~ 'Stark reminders on the heroin crisis'

January 23, 2017

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