Assemblymember Shrestha Urges School Families, Teachers, and Staff to Submit a Written Testimony on What the Foundation Aid Formula Should Fund
Jul 25, 2024
Kingston, NY – This year’s State budget called for the Rockefeller Institute to study and propose potential changes to the Foundation Aid formula – a formula that determines how much funding the State should provide to each school district. The...
Assemblymember Shrestha Says the Approval of Rate Increases for Central Hudson Shows a For-Profit Energy Model is Unsustainable
Jul 18, 2024
Kingston, NY – Central Hudson, a corporate monopoly that delivers energy to much of Mid-Hudson Valley, submitted a rate case filing on July 31, 2023, to request an increase of delivery rates by 31.9% for electricity and 29.2% for gas. The Public Service...
Assemblymember Shrestha Awards $300,000 to YMCA Kingston to Add Elevator Access to the Third Floor
Jul 10, 2024
Kingston, NY – The Office of Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha announced today that it is awarding a $300,000 capital grant to the YMCA of Kingston & Ulster to help fund the extension of the two-story elevator to go all the way up to the third floor....
Assemblymember Shrestha Commends Kingston Common Council for the Passage of a Strong Version of Good Cause Eviction
Jul 3, 2024
Kingston, NY – “Earlier this year, New York State passed a version of Good Cause Eviction through the state’s budget that allows municipalities outside of New York City to opt-in. While this version leaves out thousands of upstate tenants in places...
Statement on the Governor Referring to CDPAP as a “Racket”
Jun 29, 2024
“The consumer directed personal assistance program, or CDPAP, is a lifeline to my disabled and older constituents, and the family members who take care of them. In stark contrast to the history of unpaid care work, primarily done by women, CDPAP pays...
Assemblymember Shrestha and Senator Hinchey Held a Press Conference in Kingston to Announce the Introduction of the Hudson Valley Power Authority Act
May 24, 2024
Albany, NY – Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha and Senator Michelle Hinchey held a press conference in Kingston today to announce the introduction of the Hudson Valley Power Authority Act (A10332 Shrestha/S9534 Hinchey), a bill that creates a publicly-owned...
Assemblymember Shrestha Calls on the PSC to Order Public Hearings on the Recommended Decision on Central Hudson Rate Case
May 3, 2024
Kingston, NY – The Administrative Law Judges overseeing the Central Hudson rate case have released a 590-page long Recommended Decision that recommends the PSC to allow some rate increases to Central Hudson’s electric and gas delivery rates be permitted,...
Assemblymember Shrestha Shares How Residents Can Protect Themselves from Central Hudson’s Service Terminations and Sends a Letter to the PSC Urging it to Halt the Company’s Collective Activities for Residential Services
Apr 23, 2024
Kingston, NY – Central Hudson announced last week that despite an ongoing investigation that found the company guilty of wrongdoings in its 2021 rollout of a new Customer Information System, the company will resume collection activities this week, starting...
Assemblymember Shrestha Votes No on Housing Deal That Does Little for Hudson Valley
Apr 21, 2024
Albany, NY – The State legislature passed the much-awaited housing deal as part of a budget bill yesterday. The negotiation on housing was a key reason for the delay in this year’s budget, with the Governor sternly on the side of boosting supply,...
Assemblymember Shrestha Passes Bill to Commemorate November 26th as Sojourner Truth Day on State Calendar
Mar 26, 2024
Albany, NY – A bill introduced by Senator Michelle Hinchey in 2021 to commemorate November 26th as Sojourner Truth Day on the state calendar had repeatedly passed the Senate, but not the Assembly, where it was stuck in the Government Operations committee....
