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Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' ~ for the week of May 8, 2017 ~ 'Is there a tick near you?'
May 8, 2017
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ISSUE:
- Lyme Disease
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There was a time when Lyme disease was considered mostly a “downstate” concern. No longer. Over the past several years, it has been a rapidly growing public health challenge throughout upstate New York and has drawn increasingly heightened warnings from public health officials.
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, "Is There a Tick Near You?"
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