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Listen To Senator O'Mara On AM 1480 WLEA's 'Top Story'
January 9, 2017
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![Among other topics, Senator O'Mara discusses Governor Cuomo's recent veto of mandate relief legislation.](/sites/default/files/styles/760x377/public/microphoneicon_9_4.jpg?itok=pk1ddcaK)
some of his legislative priorities for 2017.
Listen to Senator O'Mara's January 7th interview on AM 1480 WLEA's "Top Story" with Brian O'Neil.
On the show Senator O'Mara discusses several topics in depth, including:
> Governor Cuomo's last-minute, end-of-the-year veto of legislation Senator O'Mara co-sponsored in 2016 to provide significant mandate relief to counties and local property taxpayers;
> the outlook for the enactment of legislation this year to authorize ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft throughout Upstate New York;
> the governor's recent establishment of a new, multi-agency "Minimum Wage Enforcement and Outreach Unit";
> the governor's recent proposal to provide a tuition-free college education to eligible students at state universities and community colleges;
> Governor Cuomo's decision to abandon the traditional "State of the State" address to the Legislature and, instead, give a series of State of the State speeches around New York this week; and
> some of his legislative priorities for the 2017 legislative session, including fighting for actions to strengthen New York State's business climate and create jobs regionally and statewide, as well as his ongoing work as Chair of the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee.
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