Happy St. Patrick's Day

Thomas F. O'Mara

March 17, 2026

St. Patrick's Day

Senator O'Mara

If you’re enough lucky to be Irish... You’re lucky enough!

Happy St. Patrick's Day to all of you here at home across the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes regions, and everywhere!

My very best wishes ☘️

State lawmakers join restaurant industry reps, local restaurant owners to oppose elimination of minimum wage tip credit and call on Governor Cuomo to hold Southern Tier hearing

April 12, 2018

Senator O’Mara, Assemblyman Palmesano and Assemblyman Friend joined representatives of the restaurant industry and area restaurant owners to call on Governor Cuomo to scrap plans to eliminate the minimum wage tip credit in New York State.

State lawmakers to join industry representatives, local restaurant owners to oppose elimination of wage tip credit, call on Governor Cuomo to hold Southern Tier hearing

April 11, 2018

In his State of the State message in January, Cuomo announced that the state Labor Department would hold hearings in 2018 to “evaluate the possibility of ending minimum wage tip credits in New York State.”

Finger Lakes lawmakers introduce legislation to block controversial incinerator project

April 9, 2018

The legislation would block a proposed waste-to-energy incinerator project from moving forward at the former Seneca Army Depot in the Town of Romulus.

Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' ~ for the week of April 9, 2018 ~ 'The last thing New York State can afford'

April 9, 2018

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