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Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' -- for the week of February 3, 2025 -- 'NY’s energy plan still loaded with unanswered questions'
February 3, 2025
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ISSUE:
- CLCPA; clean energy mandates
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Senator O'Mara offers his weekly perspective on many of the key challenges and issues facing the Legislature.
That’s where it stands on the most critical public policy action underway in New York State. Unanswered questions that New Yorkers deserve to have answered.
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 energy plan still loaded with unanswered questions"
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