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Finding out the nuts and bolts of where NY is headed
Commentary, Opinion
By SEN. TOM O'MARA 
January 19, 2026
It’s no surprise that Gov. Kathy Hochul opened last week’s State of the State message to the Legislature with a focus on affordability. “I am proud to...
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Will stage be set for another Albany spending spree?
Commentary, Opinion
By SEN. TOM O'MARA 
January 8, 2026
We will soon be hearing more from Gov. Kathy Hochul on where she intends to take this state in the year ahead. Next week’s State of the State message ...
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Renewing the call for the PROTECT Act
Commentary, Opinion
By SEN. TOM O'MARA 
December 16, 2025
I stood with colleagues in the Senate Republican Conference earlier this month to renew our call for what will be one of our top priorities when a new...
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Renewing the fight for more responsible government
Commentary, Opinion
By SEN. TOM O'MARA 
December 3, 2025
Approaching a new legislative session in January, we unfortunately continue to face the same set of challenges and setbacks many of us have fought to ...
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Repeal New York’s All-Electric Buildings mandate
Commentary, Opinion
By SEN. TOM O'MARA 
November 17, 2025
Over the past several years, I’ve written numerous times about the concerns, the pitfalls, the shortcomings and the outright unaffordability set in mo...
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The future of farming under the spotlight in Albany
Commentary, Opinion
By SEN. TOM O'MARA 
November 4, 2025
The beginning of November reminds us that we are fast approaching a holiday season when one of the time-honored traditions is to gather around the tab...
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Thankful for our firefighters and first responders
Commentary, Opinion
By SEN. TOM O'MARA 
October 20, 2025
We’re coming off National Fire Safety and Prevention Week when numerous area fire departments throughout the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes regions he...
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Will Albany finally act to make changes to HALT?
Commentary, Opinion
By SEN. TOM O'MARA 
September 29, 2025
It began under former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who pursued a misguided, politically driven penchant for rapidly closing state prisons, which led to overcrow...
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