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Senator O'Mara's weekly column "From the Capitol..."
Thomas F. O'Mara
April 19, 2011
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It's going to be a pivotal year in New York State government. That's one thing most Albany observers already agree on. The challenges have never been greater. Throughout 2011, Senator O'Mara will offer his weekly perspective on many of the key issues, as well as on legislative actions, local initiatives, state programs and policies, and so much more. Stop back every Monday for Senator O'Mara's latest column "From the Capitol..."
This week, "New York's not all big cities"
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![“The state enacted the local property tax cap in 2011 with a promise to localities and school districts to roll back one of the nation’s heaviest burdens of unfunded state mandates. That promise has not been kept and we still have a lot of work to do to lift the existing burden off the backs of local governments and local property taxpayers,” said Senator O’Mara. “The state enacted the local property tax cap in 2011 with a promise to localities and school districts to roll back one of the nation’s heaviest burdens of unfunded state mandates. That promise has not been kept and we still have a lot of work to do to lift the existing burden off the backs of local governments and local property taxpayers,” said Senator O’Mara.](/sites/default/files/styles/760x377/public/article/main-image/conferencecommittee-candid1_newweb_0.png?itok=1lgZj3xC)
!["We must take every step to protect correction officers, prison staff, inmates, and overall safety and security within the walls of our prisons," said Senator O'Mara. "We must take every step to protect correction officers, prison staff, inmates, and overall safety and security within the walls of our prisons," said Senator O'Mara.](/sites/default/files/styles/760x377/public/article/main-image/nyscopbarally_newweb_2.jpg?itok=d8YInzLR)