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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Senate and Assembly host Cornell University ‘Hemp Forum’ in Albany: Farming, education and government reps, researchers and advocates will discuss strategies to continue growing NY’s industrial hemp industry (UPDATED: Watch a replay of today's forum)

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Since 2014, Senator O’Mara and Assemblywoman Lupardo have worked closely with Governor Cuomo and his administration to enact new laws and policies that have jump-started the industry’s growth in New York State, as well as help secure an economic foothold for state farmers in the nation’s burgeoning industrial hemp industry.

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May 18, 2018

In the photo above at today’s groundbreaking ceremony, from left to right: Watkins Glen Superintendent of Utilities Lee Kent; Kristin VanHorn, Director of the Schuyler County Planning Department; Watkins Glen Mayor Sam Schimizzi; Watkins Glen Village Trustee Gary Schmidt; Watkins Glen Village Trustee Laurie Denardo; Senator O’Mara; Assemblyman Palmesano; Schuyler County Administrator Timothy O’Hearn; Judy McKinney Cherry, Executive Director of the Schuyler County Partnership for Economic Development and CEO of the Schuyler County IDA; and Dennis Fagan, Chairman of the Schuyler County Legislature.

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

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Senate and Assembly host Cornell University ‘Hemp Forum’ in Albany: Farming, education and government reps, researchers and advocates will discuss strategies to continue growing NY’s industrial hemp industry (UPDATED: Watch a replay of today's forum)

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