Confirmation Meeting

Thomas F. O'Mara

March 23, 2011

Environment

CONFIRMATION PROCESS--Senator O'Mara questions Joe Martens, Governor Andrew Cuomo's nominee to head the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), at a meeting of the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee in early March. The full Senate confirmed Mr. Martens as DEC's new commissioner on March 9th.

Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' ~ for the week of October 19, 2020 ~ 'Setting common goals and finding common ground'

October 19, 2020

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

O’Mara will sponsor legislation to strengthen Parole Board oversight: Charges pro-criminal mentality is endangering public safety

October 13, 2020

"It’s a pro-criminal mentality that keeps going too far in New York State with leniency and insensitivity at the Parole Board, disastrous bail reform that has made the state less safe, and a building movement in the current Legislature to ‘defund the police,’” said Senator O'Mara.

Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' ~ for the week of October 12, 2020 ~ 'It's a priority to rebuild and restore Upstate's voice in Albany'

October 12, 2020

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

O’Mara applauds statewide distribution of COVID-19 rapid testing

October 10, 2020

"We have been urging the administration to prioritize the distribution of COVID-19 tests here in the Southern Tier where local public health departments are very concerned about the recent rise in cases," said Senator O'Mara.