Wine in grocery stores?

Thomas F. O'Mara

May 23, 2011

Should New York State allow wine to be sold in grocery stores?

That's been debated in the Legislature for a long time, and I weighed in on the issue today.

O’Mara seeking nominees for Senate's Veterans Hall of Fame to pay tribute to ‘local heroes’

February 26, 2020

Senator O'Mara and Warren A. Thompson, a lifelong Steuben County resident and farmer, and a stalwart in the county’s civic and veterans affairs who was inducted into the Veterans Hall of Fame in 2018.

O’Mara meets with members of the Southern Tier Library System on 'Library Advocacy Day' at the State Capitol

February 25, 2020

Members of the Southern Tier Library System met with Senator O'Mara in his Albany office during the statewide Library Advocacy Day at the Capitol.

O’Mara, Senate colleagues move to STOP 'Green Light Law': Republican amendment to repeal the law defeated along party lines

February 25, 2020

Senator O’Mara and his Senate GOP colleagues moved to repeal the new law.

O’Mara, colleagues renew opposition to ‘Green Light Law’ granting driver's licenses to illegal immigrants: Call the law a threat to public safety and security locally, statewide and nationally

February 24, 2020

"For this governor and this Legislature to have public safety keep taking a back seat to ideology or short-term political gain is wrong, it’s irresponsible, it’s dangerous, and it puts all of us at risk. Law and order matters,” said O'Mara.