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Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' ~ for the week of June 19, 2017 ~ 'A duty to combat heroin and opioid crisis'
June 19, 2017
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Every single day there is a new headline or another startling statistic.
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, "A duty to combat heroin and opioid crisis"
[see the attached copy above of Senator O'Mara's column from The Leader on June 18, 2017]
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