Listen To Senator O'Mara On AM 1480 WLEA's 'Newsmaker Show' ~ Topics include the impact of the drought on regional farmers, the "Safe School Water Act," and Medicaid reform ~ Listen Here
September 20, 2016
Senator O'Mara discusses several topics in depth, including the recent "Drought Forum" he sponsored for Southern Tier and Finger Lakes farmers, a new law he sponsored this year to establish the "Safe School Water Act" requiring schools to test their drinking water systems for lead contamination, a vote of confidence from the Upstate New York advocacy group Unshackle Upstate, and the need to focus more actions on local property tax relief, particulary through relief from unfunded state mandates including phasing out the local share of the cost of Medicaid.
Listen to Senator O'Mara's recent interview with Brian O'Neil on the "Newsmaker Show" on AM 1480 WLEA in Hornell.
On the show, Senator O'Mara discusses several topics in depth, including:
> the recent "Drought Forum" he sponsored for Southern Tier and Finger Lakes farmers;
> the joint Senate and Assembly hearings on "Water Quality and Contamination" and a new law he sponsored this year to establish the "Safe School Water Act," a first-in-the-nation law to require schools to test their drinking water systems for lead contamination;
> a new set of laws he sponsored this year to cut red tape and continue to strengthen and encourage the growth of Finger Lakes and Southern Tier wineries, craft brewers, cideries and distilleries;
> Unshackle Upstate's 2015-2016 legislative rankings, in which he received the highest ranking among members of the Senate Republican Conference;
> the significant middle-income tax cuts approved as part of this year's state budget; and
> the ongoing need to focus more actions on local property tax relief, particulary through relief from unfunded state mandates including legislation he co-sponsors to phase out the local share of the cost of Medicaid.
