Senate set to act on final pieces of 2013-14 New York State budget ~ Watch Live

Thomas F. O'Mara

March 26, 2013

Budget

The Senate will be in session this evening and into tomorrow morning to enact the final pieces of this year's state budget.

The Assembly is scheduled to complete action on the budget on Thursday.

Watch the Senate session live.

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“We know that the many challenges surrounding water quality are here to stay. Consequently, the Senate made this issue a top priority in 2017," said Senator O'Mara, chair of the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee.

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“We hope local residents will continue to take advantage of these community meetings to learn more about and contribute to the challenges facing our region and state, including the heroin and opioid crisis, job creation, high taxes and overregulation, mandate relief, health care, education, transportation, and so many others," O'Mara and Palmesano said.

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"Community meetings offer an opportunity for the direct give and take that’s fundamental to effective government,” the area legislators said.