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O'Mara, Palmesano meet to discuss challenges and concerns with Yates County legislators ~ Read more
February 25, 2016
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![Senator O'Mara and Assemblyman Palmesano recently met with Yates County legislators to discuss local concerns and challenges.](/sites/default/files/styles/760x377/public/palmesano-and-omara.jpg?itok=CsA5Fd6E)
Topics discussed included the new state budget and other fiscal concerns, unfunded state mandates, local infrastructure, and the heroin crisis.
Earlier this week, Senator O'Mara and Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) met with members of the Yates County Legislature and other county officials to discuss a range of topics, including the new state budget, mandate relief, local infrastructure, and the heroin crisis.
Read more from the:
observer-review.com, "State officials brief Yates Legislature"
Chronicle-Express, "O'Mara, Palmesano hear issues"
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Go to Newsroom![In late September, Senator O'Mara, Assemblyman Phil Palmesano and a few of their legislative colleagues visited Mahany Farms in Arkport (Steuben County), where owner Gary Mahany (center, yellow shirt) and his employees grow Irish potatoes. “Cornell University's efforts over the past 70 years to contain the Golden Nematode, and to conduct the research and development that will always be the front line of protection for our growers and growers throughout America, have been remarkable," said Senator O'Mara, a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee.](/sites/default/files/styles/760x377/public/mahanyfarms_newweb.jpg?itok=RYhzeHvQ)
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![In Senator O'Mara's district office in Elmira on Wednesday, the senator and Robin DeLong of GST BOCES present Amna Gafsi of Horsheads with a Legislative Proclamation commending her achievement.](/sites/default/files/styles/760x377/public/nyacce_studentoftheyear_newweb_copy.jpg?itok=QENSkJ0P)