Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' -- for the week of February 10, 2025 -- 'Albany has never kept its promise on mandate relief'

February 10, 2025

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This week, "Albany has never kept its promise on mandate relief"

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O'Mara, Palmesano, and Friend urge Governor to accept federal aid and not pass Medicaid costs to counties: NYS can use $5.2B from federal stimulus package

March 30, 2020

The lawmakers stressed that now is not the time for the state to begin requiring counties to cover a larger share of the Medicaid system that already costs taxpayers more than $70 billion a year.

Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' ~ for the week of March 29, 2020 ~ 'Staying focused, moving forward'

March 29, 2020

Senator O'Mara shares his weekly perspective on issues facing New York State government.

O’Mara to Cuomo, legislative leaders: Don't stock new state budget with non-budget policy moves

March 23, 2020

"Once we have weathered this storm, we can get to work assessing the damage, determining who and what needs repair, and have an open and full discussion on the best way to move forward for this entire state, upstate and downstate," said Senator O'Mara.

Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' ~ for the week of March 22, 2020 ~ 'Day by day, one day at a time'

March 22, 2020

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Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' -- for the week of February 10, 2025 -- 'Albany has never kept its promise on mandate relief'

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O'Mara, Palmesano, and Friend urge Governor to accept federal aid and not pass Medicaid costs to counties: NYS can use $5.2B from federal stimulus package

Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' ~ for the week of March 29, 2020 ~ 'Staying focused, moving forward'

O’Mara to Cuomo, legislative leaders: Don't stock new state budget with non-budget policy moves

Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' ~ for the week of March 22, 2020 ~ 'Day by day, one day at a time'

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