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.

O’Mara, Senate continue push for legislation to end unfunded state mandates

January 24, 2018

"We should also immediately put an end to any future unfunded state mandates. This legislation proposes a commonsense step that says the state will no longer pass the buck to counties, cities, town, villages, or school districts. If the state mandates a program or a service that increases costs, the state should pay for it,” said Senator O'Mara.

Legislative hearings on Governor Cuomo's 2018-2019 proposed state budget continue Wednesday: Housing at 9:30 a.m., Workforce Development at 2:30 p.m. Read more and watch the hearings live

January 23, 2018

Legislative hearings on Governor Cuomo's 2018-2019 proposed state budget begin this week: Higher Education examined on Tuesday. Read more and watch the hearing live

January 22, 2018

O’Mara co-sponsoring legislation to encourage donations from food industry: Calls for tax credit to grocers, others donating surplus food

January 19, 2018

Senator O'Mara joined other Food Bank of the Southern Tier volunteers in December to assist the annual BackPack Program.