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Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' ~ for the week of March 11, 2019 ~ 'State investment key to future of local roads'
March 11, 2019
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Last week in Albany, more than 600 “Local Roads Matter” representatives from the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes regions, and statewide, turned out in force to deliver once again the message to Governor Cuomo and legislative leaders: A stronger state-local partnership is the only answer.
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, "State investment key to future of local roads"
[see attached copy above of Senator O'Mara's column in the March 10, 2019 Corning Leader]
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