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Senator O'Mara's weekly column ~ for the week of April 21, 2014 ~ 'A long walk for NY's economy'
Thomas F. O'Mara
April 21, 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 long walk for NY's economy"
[See attached copy of Senator O'Mara's column in the April 20th Corning Leader]
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