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Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' ~ for the week of January 15, 2018 ~ 'Seeing the forest through the trees'
January 16, 2018
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ISSUE:
- New York State forests
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The Empire State’s 19 million acres of forests -- three-quarters of which are privately owned -- contribute more than $20 billion to state and local economies every year.
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, "Seeing the forest through the trees"
[see attached copy above of Senator O'Mara's column in The Leader on January 15, 2018]
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