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Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' ~ for the week of April 23, 2018 ~ 'Touching the life of every New Yorker'
April 23, 2018
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ISSUE:
- Environmental Conservation
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It’s worth noting that the recently enacted state budget continues a series of critical actions that bode well for the short- and long-term future of environmental conservation in New York.
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