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2018 Legislative Update (December)
December 1, 2018
![In his December 2018 "Legislative Update," Senator O'Mara looks ahead to the 2019 session of the New York State Legislature. In his December 2018 "Legislative Update," Senator O'Mara looks ahead to the 2019 session of the New York State Legislature.](/sites/default/files/styles/760x377/public/article/main-image/omara-leg-update18-760_0.png?itok=MuWMvhWB)
In the attached December 2018 "Legislative Update," I appreciate the opportunity to highlight several of the priority issues that I will be working to address in 2019.
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!["The future of public transportation in our rural, Upstate regions is being put at risk by Albany’s ongoing attempt at a statewide, one-size-fits-all approach to these local systems," said Senator O'Mara.](/sites/default/files/styles/760x377/public/schuylerbusbannerpark4_0.jpg?itok=2N2wzZoV)
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