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Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' -- for the week of May 19, 2025 -- 'New state budget not guided by affordability'

Thomas F. O'Mara

May 19, 2025

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  • 2025-2026 State Budget
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Senator O'Mara offers his weekly perspective on many of the key challenges and issues facing the Legislature.

As many of us have said many times, it ignores the economic and fiscal warnings on the horizon and keeps on increasing government spending like there's no tomorrow.

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Area lawmakers, education leaders call on state to release school reopening guidelines: Group highlights why work needs to begin now to ensure safe reopenings in September (UPDATE: Watch a replay of today's press conference)

July 8, 2020

“Our local county leaders, health professionals, educators, teachers and communities have demonstrated enormous dedication, discipline and responsibility throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.  Our communities’ leaders have demonstrated they can be trusted with a careful and thorough reopening of schools that is focused on safety, first and foremost," the legislators said in a joint statement.

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Listen To Senator O'Mara on AM 1480 WLEA's July 6th 'Newsmaker' show

July 6, 2020

Listen to Senator O'Mara on AM 1480 WLEA radio in Hornell.

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Senator O'Mara's weekly column ~ for the week of July 6, 2020 ~ 'Never give away legislative checks and balances'

July 6, 2020

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

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Fourth of July

July 3, 2020

My very best wishes on this July 4th weekend.
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