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Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' ~ for the week of November 28, 2016 ~ 'Ensuring a ride for rural New Yorkers'
November 28, 2016
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For thousands upon thousands of Upstate residents, these systems provide indispensable links to their jobs, medical appointments, schools, shopping destinations, and other needs. Public transit systems also stand as cornerstones of regional transportation networks vital to economic development, job growth, anti-poverty and housing initiatives, energy and environmental conservation.
Senator O'Mara offers his weekly perspective on many of the key challenges and issues facing the Legislature, as well as on legislative actions, local initiatives, state programs and policies, and more. Stop back every Monday for Senator O'Mara's latest column "From the Capitol..."
This week, "Ensuring a ride for rural New Yorkers"
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