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Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' ~ for the week of November 18, 2018 ~ 'A tradition of giving'
November 19, 2018
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ISSUE:
- Deer Hunting
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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, "A tradition of giving" [see the attached copy above of Senator O'Mara's column in The Leader on November 18, 2018]
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!["It stood out as one of the primary examples of the Albany Democrat giveaway that keeps getting higher and higher, more and more out of control, and going far beyond any reasonable sense of fairness, responsibility, or sustainability for hard-working, taxpaying citizens," said Senator O'Mara. It stood out as one of the primary examples of the Albany Democrat giveaway that keeps getting higher and higher, more and more out of control, and going far beyond any reasonable sense of fairness, responsibility, or sustainability for hard-working, taxpaying citizens.](/sites/default/files/styles/760x377/public/article/main-image/capitolpanorama_0_1_45.jpg?itok=d2QyZxJ_)
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