Snap Survey Shows Strong Support for Ulster County for Fair Taxes Act
Jun 15, 2026
Albany, NY – The office of Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha conducted a snap survey on Thursday morning on the topic of the county’s Fair Taxes proposal. 466 respondents had responded as of Monday morning, with 82% saying they prefer the enactment...
New York State Assembly Has Passed a One-Year Moratorium on Large Data Centers, Along with Other Regulations
Jun 4, 2026
Albany, NY – An omnibus bill on data centers, the Responsible Data Center Development Act, that includes a one-year moratorium on large data centers, and of which Assemblymember Shrestha is a cosponsor, has passed the New York State Assembly with a...
Assemblymember Shrestha Shares Utility Reforms Secured by the State Legislature in the State Budget
May 27, 2026
Albany, NY – Votes on state budget bills are underway, and one of the hot topics under discussion in the state legislature this year has been soaring utility bills. Assemblymember Shrestha shares a summary of measures that were secured by the legislature...
Assemblymember Shrestha and Senator Hinchey Secure $8 Million for the First Green Social Housing Project Capped at 25% of Income
May 27, 2026
Albany, NY – Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha and Senator Michelle Hinchey, who represent significant portions of Ulster County and participated in a “Green Social Housing visioning session” with local stakeholders and architects in November of...
AM Shrestha Condemns Israel’s Repeated Violations of International Laws, and Calls for the Safety of All Activists Aboard the Humanitarian Aid Flotilla Bound for the Gaza Strip, Including Two Kingston Residents
May 1, 2026
Kingston, NY – “I am heartened to hear that all Americans onboard the Global Sumud Flotilla, including two Kingston residents and a NYC-based former crewmember of The Clearwater, have now been released. However, these repeated assaults on civilians...
Lawmakers Announce Plans to Address Executive Overreach in NYS Budget Process
Apr 15, 2026
Albany, NY – Assembly Members held a press conference today to discuss why they plan to address executive overreach in the budget process. Despite the legislature being a co-equal branch of government, governors have outsized power in the budget process...
Assemblymember Shrestha to Host a Kingston Tenant Meeting on Rent-Stabilization and Tenant Organizing
Apr 7, 2026
Kingston, NY – On Thursday, April 9, Assembly Member Sarahana Shrestha is holdingan educational meeting on rent stabilization and tenant organizing, where tenants will discuss the latest landlord lawsuit challenging rent stabilization in Kingston, learn...
Assemblymember Shrestha Comments on New Lawsuit Against City of Kingston’s Rent Stabilization Law
Mar 19, 2026
Kingston, NY – The New York State Assembly comments below:. “It's barely a surprise that landlords are once again suing the city of Kingston for wanting to protect its residents from exorbitant rent increases, and it's not surprising either that...
Assemblymember Shrestha Comments on Assembly’s Proposal to Place a Two-Year Moratorium on Rate Increases
Mar 12, 2026
Kingston, NY – The New York State Assembly is voting today on its one-house budget proposal, the chamber’s alternate plan for what the state budget should be, in response to the Governor’s Executive budget proposal. AM Shrestha comments on the provision...
Assemblymember Shrestha Says NYSERDA’s Memo Claiming Costs of State’s Climate Goals Was Blatantly False and Misleading
Mar 5, 2026
Kingston, NY – See AM Shrestha’s statement below: “Last Thursday, Governor Hochul suggested the cost of fully implementing the state’s climate law was an average of $3,500 per New Yorker. The source of this claim is largely believed to be a memo...
