Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' ~ for the week of January 8, 2018 ~ 'From the toy store to the checkout line'

January 8, 2018

State of the State

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Senator O'Mara shares his weekly perspective on issues facing New York State government.

Governor Cuomo was right to focus this year’s address on New York’s fiscal crisis. There is no denying its seriousness. It will overshadow every decision we make in 2018 and it will take some feat of political cooperation to right the ship.

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, "From the toy store to the checkout line"

[see attached copy above of Senator O'Mara's column in The Leader on January 7, 2018]

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