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Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' ~ for the week of January 23, 2017 ~ 'Stark reminders on the heroin crisis'
January 23, 2017
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As a member of the Senate Task Force on Heroin and Opioid Addiction, which has now held approximately 50 public hearings across New York over the past two years, I can tell you firsthand that our local leaders are doing outstanding work.
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, "Stark reminders on the heroin crisis"
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