Category: politics

Consider volunteering for your local fire department during “Light Up NY Red” week A COLUMN from NY State Senator Tom O’Mara, Local volunteer fire departments

“Protest in truth, not in fiction – that is the lesson of the day” An OPINION Respectfully submitted, By Alice Stevens, Wellsville NY I am

Calls the move especially offensive coming during “National Crime Victims’ Rights Week” From the Office of NY State Senator George Borrello ALBANY, NY — Senator George

No talk about taxes, Medicaid, or unfunded mandates From NY State Senator Tom O’Mara, Albany’s leaders left the Capitol late last week after shrugging off

National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health is the latest victim of “chainsaw incompetence” From the New York Democratic Party, New York Daily News: Trump,

Democrats aren’t dealing with dangerous mental illness on the streets, or “discovery” in the justice system A COLUMN by NY State Senator Tom O’Mara, Sometimes

Senator Demands Trump Officials Be Investigated And Held Accountable For Reckless National Security Breach  “DEMOCRATS WARNED THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS COULD HAPPEN.” Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer

“Republicans highlighted the need to fix the broken criminal justice system “ From the Office of NY State Senator George Borrello, see VIDEO & AUDIO

A weekly COLUMN by NY State Senator Tom O’Mara, The warning signs on New York’s dashboard keep flashing “Pay Attention”: It goes on and on.

In rural New York, even some Republicans are frustrated as the administration halts $186 million in conservation payments to farmers By Clara Hemphill Keith Wagner,

“ACT will triple the cost of a semi-truck, dump truck, and snowplow” A weekly COLUMN by NY State Senator Tom O’Mara, Repeatedly in this column

A look at the public comment process and how to engage effectively By Bob Confer One of the most important tools afforded citizens when it