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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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