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Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' ~ for the week of April 26, 2021 ~ 'Local roads are essential'

April 26, 2021

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

Senator O'Mara joins WCNY's 'The Capitol Pressroom' to discuss the State Legislature's failure to rescind Governor Cuomo's emergency pandemic powers (LISTEN)

April 23, 2021

he state Senate Republican Conference have advanced over 30 legislative amendments to the Senate floor to achieve a straight-out repeal

O’Mara says inmate attacks at Elmira Correctional Facility signal need to address prison violence, not keep taking actions that put officers at greater risk

April 22, 2021

"These series of attacks inside the Elmira Correctional Facility should serve as a stark reminder that steps are needed to better protect corrections officers, prison staff, inmates themselves, and the overall safety and security within the walls of our prisons," said Senator O'Mara.

State Senate Democrats once again block O'Mara, Senate GOP effort to investigate Cuomo's COVID failures

April 19, 2021

“Senate Republicans have been demanding a top-to-bottom investigation of the Cuomo administration for months on end, with subpoena power, and every single one of our efforts have been ignored or blocked by the Senate Democrat supermajority.

Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' ~ for the week of April 19, 2021 ~ 'What in the name of justice is going on?'

April 19, 2021

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