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'

Thomas F. O'Mara

July 21, 2025

Electric school bus mandate; unfunded state mandates

Senator O'Mara

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

O’Mara will serve on Senate Transportation and Environmental Conservation committees in 2020

January 17, 2020

Senator O’Mara stressed that all of his committee assignments will allow him to focus on many of the key issues still facing the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes regions, including strengthening industries like agriculture, manufacturing and tourism, environmental conservation, public safety and criminal justice, and transportation.

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January 14, 2020

Online petition calls for repealing bail reform law: O'Mara says governor, legislative leaders failing to recognize danger to public safety

January 14, 2020

"These so-called ‘reforms’ as they stand are nothing more than a jailbreak sending potentially dangerous criminals back into our communities and neighborhoods, day after day, with no safeguards," said Senator O'Mara.

Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' ~ for the week of January 13, 2020 ~ 'How long will they wait?'

January 13, 2020

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