Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' -- for the week of February 17, 2025 -- 'NY's all-electric school bus mandate still ignoring STOP signs'

February 17, 2025

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Senator O'Mara offers his weekly perspective on many of the key challenges and issues facing the Legislature.

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...

This week, "NY's all-electric school bus mandate still ignoring STOP signs"

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O’Mara continues to encourage local input on '2020 Community and Legislative Survey’: Online questionnaire seeks input on range of regional, statewide challenges

February 10, 2020

“This annual survey helps provide meaningful and useful snapshots of what’s on the minds of area residents paying attention to state government and willing to give some thought to the choices being debated and decided in Albany,” said Senator O’Mara.

Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' ~ for the week of February 10, 2020 ~ 'A dangreous, failed law stays in place'

February 10, 2020

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

O’Mara, Palmesano co-host 7th Annual ‘Sip and Sample’ in Albany: Annual event continues Legislature’s work to promote and support New York-made wine, cheese, food products

February 6, 2020

In the photo above at this year’s Sip and Sample, from left to right: Assemblyman Palmesano, Erica Paolicelli (NYWIA President and Co-owner of Three Brothers Wineries & Estates in Geneva), and Senator O’Mara.

O’Mara co-sponsoring legislation to encourage donations from food industry through tax credit modeled after successful 'Farm to Food Bank' initiative

February 5, 2020

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Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' -- for the week of February 17, 2025 -- 'NY's all-electric school bus mandate still ignoring STOP signs'

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O’Mara continues to encourage local input on '2020 Community and Legislative Survey’: Online questionnaire seeks input on range of regional, statewide challenges

Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' ~ for the week of February 10, 2020 ~ 'A dangreous, failed law stays in place'

O’Mara, Palmesano co-host 7th Annual ‘Sip and Sample’ in Albany: Annual event continues Legislature’s work to promote and support New York-made wine, cheese, food products

O’Mara co-sponsoring legislation to encourage donations from food industry through tax credit modeled after successful 'Farm to Food Bank' initiative

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