Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' -- for the week of January 12, 2026 -- 'Time to make sure that taxpayer dollars are protected'
January 14, 2026
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- NYS spending and taxing
Senator O'Mara offers his weekly perspective on many of the key challenges and issues facing the Legislature.
There have been alarming reports of widespread fraud involving taxpayer dollars in the state of Minnesota and other places across the nation. Wouldn’t it be common sense here in New York to take a fresh look at our own state government considering what we’re reading and hearing about what’s been going on in other places?
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This week, "Time to make sure that taxpayer dollars are protected"
