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....
Assemblymember Shrestha Announces New Bill and Comments on the Customer Experience Evidentiary Hearing Held in Central Hudson’s Rate Case
Feb 8, 2024
Albany, NY – The 10-day hearing on the evidence so far presented by various parties to the Central Hudson rate case concluded on Tuesday, February 6th. On January 31st, Wednesday of last week, Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha and her team, including...
AM Shrestha Comments on the LLC Transparency Act’s Signing and Other Vetoes
Dec 25, 2023
“Following intense negotiations between the bill's lead sponsors and the Governor's office, the LLC Transparency Act was signed into law in the 11th hour last week. Unlike the bill we passed, the Governor's amendment will not require the database of...
AM Shrestha, Department of Public Service, and Others File Initial Testimonies in Response to Central Hudson Rate Case Filings
Nov 27, 2023
Kingston, NY – On Nov 21, Tuesday, Assemblymember Shrestha was among the intervening parties who, along with the staff of the Department of Public Service, filed their initial testimonies in the Central Hudson rate case. Shrestha also met with Central...
Assemblymember Shrestha Awards Operational Funding to 10 Recipients
Nov 15, 2023
Kingston, NY – The Office of Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha has awarded operational grants to ten recipients in District 103. The office conducted an open submission process, through which more than thirty applications were received. School districts,...
AM Shrestha to Hold Seven Town Halls Across the District to Address Central Hudson Rate Case and Issue of Energy Democracy
Aug 23, 2023
Kingston, NY – The Office of Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha, who represents 14 municipalities in the Mid-Hudson Valley, will be holding seven town halls across the district on the topic of Energy Democracy. Each town hall will include a presentation...
Assemblymember Shrestha Co-Introduces Bill to Raise $9B from Tax on Corporate Profits
Feb 14, 2023
Albany, NY — Freshman Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha has co-introduced a bill that aims to raise $9 billion from tax on corporate profits. Shrestha carries the bill (A3690/S01980) in the Assembly with lead sponsor Anna Kelles of Ithaca. In the Senate,...
Assemblymember Shrestha And Colleagues Rally in Albany in Support of Bills That Would Tax the Wealthiest to Generate $40 Billion in Revenues
Feb 13, 2023
Albany, NY: Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha (D-Esopus) joined colleagues and advocates in Albany today to call for taxing the ultra-rich and raising $40 billion to pay for programs that would give New Yorkers the quality of life they deserve, such as...
Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha Joins Congressman Pat Ryan’s Call for Central Hudson CEO to Resign
Feb 1, 2023
KINGSTON, NY — Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha (D-Esopus) joins Congressman Pat Ryan’s call for the CEO of Central Hudson, Charles Freni, to resign, following the catastrophic billing errors that have impacted tens of thousands of ratepayers in the...
Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha Calls to Increase the Minimum Wage and Provide Unemployment Coverage to Excluded Workers
Jan 19, 2023
Kingston, NY — Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha (D-Esopus) spoke in Kingston alongside Hudson Valley advocates to call for raising the upstate minimum wage to $20 by 2026, and for it to catch up with the statewide minimum wage thereafter. The legislation...
Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha Calls to Increase the Minimum Wage and Provide Unemployment Coverage to Excluded Workers
Jan 19, 2023
Kingston, NY: Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha (D-Esopus) spoke in Kingston alongside Hudson Valley advocates to call for raising the upstate minimum wage to $20 by 2026, and for it to catch up with the statewide minimum wage thereafter. The legislation...
Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha on the Shortcomings of Governor Hochul’s Broad Policy Vision
Jan 12, 2023
ALBANY, NY — Governor Hochul laid out her broad policy agenda in her State of the State speech yesterday. Below is Assemblymember Shrestha’s statement on some of the policies: “I welcome the Governor’s prioritization of investment in mental health,...
Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha Joins Senator Michelle Hinchey and Others in Calling for a Universal School Meal Program
Jan 9, 2023
ALBANY, NY — Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha (D-Esopus) joined colleagues in Albany, on the second day of session, for a press conference to call on the Governor to fund a universal school meals program. The federal program funding for the program,...
