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Oberacker: NYS Should

Send 'Immediate Financial

Relief' After SUNY-O Crisis

County Will Suffer From State Bungling, He Says;
Barber Calls For Broader Relief To Localities
Oberacker

ONEONTA – The State of New York should provide "immediate financial relief" to Oneonta and surrounding communities for the damage caused by the mishandling of the COVID-19 outbreak at SUNY Oneonta, Republican state Senate candidate Peter Oberacker said today.

Oberacker, who is running to succeed Jim Seward, R-Milford, in the 51st District, suggested the state should react "much like you would see in response to a natural disaster."

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