Government Efficiency

Thomas F. O'Mara

September 20, 2011

As the demands and responsibilities placed on government become greater and greater, the need for efficiency in programs and services calls for equal attention.

So I’m looking forward to the renewed state Senate effort in the year ahead to uncover waste, inefficiency and mismanagement throughout the state bureaucracy.

Government spending, after all, is New York’s number one reform challenge. If we can’t get our own house in order, we can’t cut taxes for working families, create a better business climate for employers to create jobs, or do the thousand other things it takes to turn this state around.

It all starts with getting government spending under control.

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

June 9, 2017

From left to right: Assemblyman Chris Friend, Assemblyman Phil Palmesano, Food Bank of the Southern Tier President Natasha Thompson, Senator Fred Akshar and Senator O'Mara celebrate the Food Bank of the Southern Tier being named "Food Bank of the Year" by Feeding America.

O’Mara and Palmesano welcome Watkins Glen High School students to the Capitol

June 8, 2017

In the Assembly Chamber, from left to right: Senator O’Mara, Travis Durfee, Zachary Burrows, Patrick Madaffari, James Jensen, Haley Dean, Ali LaMoreaux, Isabella Bond, David Armstrong, and Assemblyman Palmesano.

Senate approves legislation O’Mara co-sponsors to encourage local Medicaid fraud investigations

June 8, 2017

“We need to restore the financial incentive for local governments to continue to root out Medicaid abuse, fraud, and waste," said Senator O'Mara.

Senate approves O’Mara's ‘Solar Panel Collection Act’: O’Mara says action offers a commonsense approach to waste management

June 7, 2017

Senator O'Mara's legislation would establish a program to collect, transport, recycle and dispose of out-of-service solar panels.