Albany – The Assembly passed its “one-house” budget proposal today, which proposes a spending of $256.5 billion – $4.5 billion or 1.8 percent over the Executive proposal. This increase is largely attributed to commitments to human services, Medicaid,...

“Where a community – a city or county or a district – is not satisfied with the service rendered or the rates charged by the private utility, it has the undeniable basic right, as one of its functions of Government, one of its functions of home...

Albany, NY – Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha, rallying alongside Assembly and Senate colleagues, advocacy organizations, and over 700 New York State public school students, announced the introduction of the Solar for Schools Act (A2720/S2632), which...

KINGSTON: The Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement Act (HALT) was enacted on March 31, 2021to place restrictions on the use, duration, and circumstances of solitary confinement as punishment for misbehavior. According to the State’s...

Poughkeepsie – The Poughkeepsie City Council passed a memorializing resolution in support of the REST Act. “Poughkeepsie is a perfect example of a locality where an obvious housing emergency was too difficult to prove under the current law where localities...

Kingston, NY – The Rent Emergency Stabilization for Tenants (REST) Act (A04877/S04659), removes the requirement of a vacancy study when localities opt in to the 2019 Emergency Tenant Protections Act (ETPA), gives them the option to cover buildings with...

“Driving above the posted speed limit is a factor in 29% of traffic related fatalities nationwide. The danger is magnified in school zones where large numbers of students are arriving by bus or on foot and are often outside during the school day. Kingston’s...

Kingston, NY – A recent report jointly authored by the Public Service Commission (PSC) and New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) confirms that New York is not on track to meet its climate goals, enshrined in the 2019 Climate...

“On the day Central Hudson’s new rates went into effect, the company filed for further increases on both electricity and gas. This shows that the corporate monopoly has no interest in evaluating the outcomes made possible by the last rate case before...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

“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...

“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...

Kingston, NY – AM Shrestha announced that $165k has been secured for shelving at the new Woodstock library, which is under construction at 10 Dixon Avenue; and $125k to replace playground equipment at the Rosendale Community Center. Woodstock Library...

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...

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,...

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...