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Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' ~ for the week of January 21, 2019 ~ 'First things first: What's Your Opinion?'
January 22, 2019
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Governor Andrew Cuomo has delivered his third Inaugural Address and his ninth annual State of the State message to the Legislature, and he’s even unveiled his proposed 2019-2020 state budget that, in my view, raises some troubling questions for the future of communities and taxpayers across the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes regions.
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, "First things first: What's Your Opinion?"
[see attached copy above of Senator O'Mara's column in the January 20, 2019 Corning Leader]
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