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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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Local business owners and officials voiced their concerns yesterday in Big Flats [Photo: Star-Gazette].