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Local Roads Matter
Thomas F. O'Mara
March 6, 2013
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ISSUE:
- Transportation
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Senator O'Mara, a member of the Senate Transportation Committee, speaks with local highway superintendents moments after they held a news conference calling for increased state support for local roads and bridges.
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!["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.](/sites/default/files/styles/760x377/public/article/main-image/hearingcandid2_newweb_6.jpg?itok=Odd9cWPm)