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Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' ~ for the week of April 28, 2014 ~ 'A few jabs in a big fight for jobs'
Thomas F. O'Mara
April 28, 2014
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Senator O'Mara offers his weekly perspective on many of the key challenges and issues facing the Legislature, as well as on legislative actions, local initiatives, state programs and policies, and more. Stop back every Monday for Senator O'Mara's latest column "From the Capitol..."
This week, "A few jabs in a big fight for jobs"
[See attached copy of Senator O'Mara's column in the April 27th Corning Leader]
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