Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' -- for the week of July 21, 2025 -- 'NY's all-electric school bus mandate needs an overhaul'

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July 21, 2025

Electric school bus mandate; unfunded state mandates

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Senator O'Mara offers his weekly perspective on many of the key challenges and issues facing the Legislature.

Senator O'Mara 2022 Veteran Hall of Fame

May 30, 2022

O’Mara honoring area Vietnam War veteran as 2022 ‘Veterans Hall of Fame' inductee on Monday: Senate launches its virtual induction ceremony today at Noon (FIND OUT MORE AND WATCH HERE)

May 30, 2022

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'God Bless America and God Bless Our Troops'

May 30, 2022

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O’Mara calls for repeal of law that restricts disciplining NY’s most violent inmates: Opponents of HALT Act say it is putting corrections officers at risk

May 24, 2022

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