Sajina Shrestha
Producer/ReporterSajina Shrestha is a WAMC producer and reporter. She graduated from the Newmark Graduate School in 2023 with a Masters in Audio and Data Journalism. In her free time, she likes to draw and embroider. She can be reached at sshrestha@wamc.org.
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WAMC's Sajina Shrestha spoke with Jihoon Kim, president of InUnity Alliance, a nonprofit that advocates for equity in access to mental health care, about what's at stake when care providers are not paid on time.
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Albany Chief City Auditor Sam Fein and a local public relations executive Joe Bonilla are promoting plans for an intercity bus terminal at the Empire State Plaza.
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Tina Sodhi says she will wait until all absentee ballots are counted to claim victory in the Albany County Court judge Democratic primary, but on social media, Joe Meany, who sits in second place, said he called Sodhi to congratulate her on being the newest county court judge-elect.
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Two pieces of proposed legislation before the New York State Legislature aimed at expanding and protecting access to gender-affirming care did not receive a vote this legislative session. As WAMC's Sajina Shrestha reports, some who access that care are worried about the inaction amid federal restrictions.
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Albany Police Chief Brendan Cox said, as the new officers prepare to begin their careers, the department is working on retention efforts.
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BIPOC Pride, an annual celebration of Albany's LGBTQ+ minority communities, returns this weekend for its 20th year. WAMC sat down with co-founder Tandra LaGrone.
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City leaders say Albany will still move forward with spending reduction plans even after the state has allocated tens of millions of dollars to help close a multiyear budget gap.
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Residents in Albany’s South End are pushing back against a proposal that would develop a site once home to a McDonald’s and then a nonprofit grocery store into a bus terminal.
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A 4-year-old girl and her father have been deported to Venezuela after being arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Albany Friday.
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As opposition to plans for a data center in Albany grows, local and state officials are looking to pass regulations.