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Thomas F. O'Mara

May 13, 2011

The newly created Spending and Government Efficiency Commission, or SAGE Commission, is inviting public input on ways to cut government waste and smarten up about state spending.

We should take every advantage of the opportunity.

The SAGE Commission is charged with leading the first major overhaul of the state bureaucracy since the late 1920s -- which, from where I stand, makes it the No. 1 government reform effort underway in New York State today.

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Legislature approves O'Mara-Lupardo legislation to strengthen oversight of parking ramp safety ~ Collapses and other safety incidents in the Southern Tier highlighted the need for action

June 23, 2016

A parking garage collapse in Johnson City last summer, and other safey concerns in Ithaca and Binghamton, led O'Mara and Lupardo to propose the legislation.

Legislation co-sponsored by O'Mara to strengthen New York's combat heroin efforts being signed into law today by Governor Cuomo ~ Read and watch more

June 22, 2016

Senator O'Mara sponsored a Task Force on Heroin forum in Penn Yan earlier this year.

O’Mara, legislative colleagues welcome Tuskegee Airmen veterans to the Capitol ~ Senate, Assembly approve Legislative Resolution saluting 75th Anniversary

June 21, 2016

The veterans in the front row are, from left to right: William J. Johnson of Glen Cove, Audley Coulthurst of Harlem, Wilford R. DeFour of Harlem, and Herbert C. Thorpe of Brooklyn. Michael Joseph of Corning is standing to Senator O’Mara’s immediate left in the photo.

Senate and Assembly give final approval to O'Mara's legislation creating ‘Upstate Transit Funding Board' ~ O'Mara: 'The future of our rural, upstate public transportation systems is being put at risk by Albany's one-size-fits-all approach'

June 21, 2016

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Legislature approves O'Mara-Lupardo legislation to strengthen oversight of parking ramp safety ~ Collapses and other safety incidents in the Southern Tier highlighted the need for action

Legislation co-sponsored by O'Mara to strengthen New York's combat heroin efforts being signed into law today by Governor Cuomo ~ Read and watch more

O’Mara, legislative colleagues welcome Tuskegee Airmen veterans to the Capitol ~ Senate, Assembly approve Legislative Resolution saluting 75th Anniversary

Senate and Assembly give final approval to O'Mara's legislation creating ‘Upstate Transit Funding Board' ~ O'Mara: 'The future of our rural, upstate public transportation systems is being put at risk by Albany's one-size-fits-all approach'

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