Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' ~ for the week of May 18, 2014 ~ 'Nation's CEOs still down on NY'

Thomas F. O'Mara

May 19, 2014

files/pdfs/Senator O'Mara's column in the May 18th Leader.pdf

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, "Nation's CEOs still down on NY"

[See attached copy of Senator O'Mara's column in the May 18th Corning Leader]

Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' ~ for the week of December 5, 2016 ~ 'Governor Cuomo says no to commonsense actions'

December 5, 2016

New York State Capitol

O’Mara: Governor Cuomo's veto keeps Upstate public transit systems at risk

December 1, 2016

"For thousands upon thousands of Upstate residents, these systems provide critical links to jobs, medical appointments, school, shopping destinations, and other necessities. Our public transit systems also stand as cornerstones of regional transportation networks vital to economic development, job growth, anti-poverty and housing initiatives, energy and environmental conservation. Governor Cuomo has put this challenge off for another day. That unfairly and unacceptably keeps Upstate public transportation systems at risk,” said Senator O'Mara.

O’Mara applauds today's celebration of job creation, manufacturing growth at Alstom manufacturing facility in Hornell (Read more and watch a video replay here)

November 30, 2016

Senator O'Mara speaks at today's event in Hornell celebrating the success of Alstom Transportation. "It’s about the strong workforce that we have, and we need to continue to build on that,” the senator said.

O’Mara and Lupardo disappointed in Cuomo veto of parking structure safety legislation

November 30, 2016

Senator O'Mara and Assemblywoman Lupardo were critical of Governor Cuomo's veto.