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.

Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' ~ for the week of June 20, 2016 ~ 'Local input has been driving force'

June 20, 2016

New York State Capitol

Legislature gives final approval to O’Mara-Lupardo legislation to require schools to test drinking water for lead contamination ~ New York will become first state in the nation to undertake statewide testing

June 18, 2016

Senator O'Mara and Assemblywoman Lupardo at a recent news conference at the Capitol urging the enactment of their legislation.

Mandate relief legislation O’Mara co-sponsors to relieve counties of indigent defense costs gets final OK

June 17, 2016

Senator O’Mara has been outspoken in his criticism that the state, as promised, has not followed through on its commitment to meaningful relief for counties from unfunded state mandates.

O’Mara, counties call for Assembly leadership to act on paint recycling legislation ~ Call it commonsense local mandate relief, fiscal, environmental action

June 17, 2016

NYSAC Executive Director Stephen Acquario (l.), Senator O'Mara and Senator Rich Funke express support for the paint recycling legislation.