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.

Senate Task Force on Heroin and Opioid Addiction holds forum in Yates County ~ O'Mara, colleagues developing recommendations focused on prevention, treatment and law enforcement

February 24, 2016

Senator O'Mara brought the Senate Task Force on Heroin to Penn Yan on Tuesday night to hear local testimony on the heroin epidemic.

Senate approves extension of 'Lauren's Law' in ongoing effort to boost organ and tissue donations

February 24, 2016

Supporters of the legislation project that it will lead to 560,000 new organ donor registrees over the next four years.

Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' ~ for the week of February 22, 2016 ~ 'A life lost every 24 minutes'

February 22, 2016

New York State Capitol

O’Mara co-sponsors legislation to encourage local Medicaid fraud investigations: 'We need to continue to root out Medicaid abuse, fraud and waste'

February 19, 2016

Senator O'Mara has long fought for Medicaid spending reform and cost-cutting initiatives.