Article or Press Release Combating COVID-19 and Protecting New Yorkers; Protecting Nursing Home Residents Senate Republicans call on Senate Majority to hold multiple oversight hearings on health February 8, 2021 |
Article or Press Release 2020-2021 New York State budget O'Mara, Palmesano, and Friend urge Governor to accept federal aid and not pass Medicaid costs to counties: NYS can use $5.2B from federal stimulus package March 30, 2020 |
Article or Press Release 2020-2021 New York State budget O’Mara: Defeating coronavirus is top priority, but final state budget adds to burdens facing Upstate communities, economies, governments, schools, taxpayers, and workers April 3, 2020 |
Article or Press Release Coronavirus Pandemic; COVID-19 Senator O'Mara's weekly column ~ for the week of July 20, 2020 ~ 'Cuomo shutdown of local economies goes too far' July 17, 2020 |
Article or Press Release COVID-19 Senator O’Mara's ‘One-Stop Webpage’ to access COVID-19 information: NYS Department of Health toll-free Novel Coronavirus Hotline and federal, state and local informational resources (STAY UPDATED from 58th District county public health departments) January 13, 2021 |
Article or Press Release Coronavirus Pandemic; COVID-19: Governor; Extraordinary Powers O’Mara blasts Senate approval of legislation to keep Cuomo emergency powers in place: Even with additional news reports on Cuomo’s abuse of powers, legislative Democrats strike a deal to extend ‘government by Cuomo executive order’ beyond April 30 March 5, 2021 |
Article or Press Release COVID-19 O’Mara: Time to also start looking ahead to priorities of post-coronavirus government: Advancing a ‘Reopen and Reset’ strategy for upstate regions May 5, 2020 |
Article or Press Release Coronavirus Pandemic; COVID-19; Nursing homes O'Mara renews call for Senate committee to use subpoena power to compel testimony from Cuomo administration August 3, 2020 |
Article or Press Release local schools 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 |
Article or Press Release Combating COVID-19 and Protecting New Yorkers' Health O’Mara co-sponsoring legislation to push Cuomo administration to release COVID-19 information: Still too many unanswered questions, legislators say September 22, 2020 |