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- 1Senate Passes Sweeping College Sports Legislation▼Senate Resoundingly Approves Sweeping College Sports Measure
The United States Senate has resoundingly approved a sweeping measure concerning college sports, according to the New York Times. The vote signals broad bipartisan support for new federal rules governing college athletics, a sector that has faced mounting scrutiny over athlete compensation, name-image-likeness rights, and governance by the NCAA. Details of the measure's contents and next steps in the House remain to be seen.
- 2O'Mara and Senate colleagues hold roundtable on large-scale solar projects▼O'Mara, Senate colleagues hold energy roundtable: Today’s roundtable discussion centered on large-scale solar projects, their impacts on local communities
New York State Senator Tom O'Mara joined Senate colleagues for a roundtable discussion focused on large-scale solar energy projects and their impacts on local communities. The meeting gave officials a forum to examine how utility-scale solar developments affect land use, residents and town governments. The discussion comes as New York continues expanding renewable energy infrastructure, an issue that has drawn both support and local opposition across the state.