Remembering Pearl Harbor

Thomas F. O'Mara

December 7, 2011

Veterans

Remembering Pearl Harbor -- December 7, 1941 -- with editorial reflections

from the New York Times

and the New York Post

See this morning's Corning Leader story on a local Pearl Habor survivor.

Upstate localities, farmers put at risk under governor's proposed budget: O'Mara warns that Cuomo cuts leave ongoing state support up in the air

January 25, 2019

O’Mara said, “Senate Republicans will continue to stand up and speak out for our towns and villages, and farmers and the entire agricultural industry. We will continue to oppose any state government actions that put them at risk.

O’Mara encourages local input on 2019 ‘Community and Legislative Survey’ seeking opinions on range of regional challenges and priorities

January 24, 2019

"I’m always grateful for the input,” said Senator O’Mara, whose 58th Senate District includes all of Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben and Yates counties, and part of Tompkins County (the city of Ithaca, and the towns of Enfield, Ithaca, Newfield, and Ulysses).

Senate approves legislation long supported by O'Mara to make property tax cap permanent: O’Mara calls on legislative leaders, Governor Cuomo to get behind mandate relief, permanent spending cap

January 23, 2019

"Mandate relief must happen in order for the tax cap to have any chance to achieve its ultimate goal, which is to ensure a future of property tax cuts, not just a slower rate of property tax growth,” said Senator O'Mara.

O’Mara criticizes Senate's approval of college tuition assistance for the children of illegal immigrants, votes no on ‘DREAM Act’

January 23, 2019

We have law-abiding, hard-working families across the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes regions struggling to make ends meet, paying outrageously high state and local taxes, and going into huge amounts of debt trying to afford college for their children.