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

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O’Mara continues effort to delay action by NY's ‘Farm Wage Board’: Delivers January 20th testimony warning that lowering overtime threshold would further threaten already at-risk family farms and rural economies (READ MORE)

January 20, 2022

Senator O'Mara and Assemblyman Giglio discuss the latest on devastating flooding in Steuben County and renew their call for Governor Hochul to provide direct state aid on this morning's 'Newsmaker' interview on WLEA radio in Hornell (LISTEN HERE)

January 20, 2022

Regional lawmakers again urge Governor Hochul to provide state flood relief aid to Steuben County flood victims: FEMA denies Hochul appeal on Individual Assistance, local lawmakers urge state to step in

January 19, 2022

Consequently – especially in light of FEMA’s continued denial of Individual Assistance -- we once again urge you to immediately make direct state aid and other assistance available to individual homeowners, businesses, farms, and the municipalities themselves.

Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' ~ for the week of January 17, 2022 ~ 'Take Back New York sets the stage for 2022'

January 17, 2022

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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 effort to delay action by NY's ‘Farm Wage Board’: Delivers January 20th testimony warning that lowering overtime threshold would further threaten already at-risk family farms and rural economies (READ MORE)

Senator O'Mara and Assemblyman Giglio discuss the latest on devastating flooding in Steuben County and renew their call for Governor Hochul to provide direct state aid on this morning's 'Newsmaker' interview on WLEA radio in Hornell (LISTEN HERE)

Regional lawmakers again urge Governor Hochul to provide state flood relief aid to Steuben County flood victims: FEMA denies Hochul appeal on Individual Assistance, local lawmakers urge state to step in

Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' ~ for the week of January 17, 2022 ~ 'Take Back New York sets the stage for 2022'

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