Jimmy Vielkind
New York State Issues ReporterJimmy Vielkind covers how state government and politics affect people throughout New York. He has covered Albany since 2008, most recently as a reporter for The Wall Street Journal. Jimmy led a team of reporters that won a New York Press Club award for coverage of Andrew Cuomo’s downfall and was on a team that won a Gerald Loeb Award for coverage of Amazon’s HQ2 process. A native of the Capitol Region, Jimmy has two degrees in urban planning. His position is funded by a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Reach Jimmy at jvielkind@wnyc.org.
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State lawmakers ponder a proposal by unions as part of ongoing budget talks. -
The Republican gubernatorial candidate and good-government groups condemned the move. -
The United Federation of Teachers and other unions are focused on lowering the age when someone can retire without a penalty. -
New York Public News Network reporters Jimmy Vielkind and Samuel King talk about the latest developments at the State Capitol in Albany. -
The average bonus paid to employees of the securities industry in New York City was about $247,000 last year, according to state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli. -
Lawmakers are haggling over when ICE and local police departments could cooperate. -
Gov. Kathy Hochul has proposed $1.5 billion in additional health care funding and nursing homes want at least half of that. -
The governor will spend the next two weeks talking to Democratic leaders of each chamber, hoping to reach a compromise before the fiscal year ends on March 31. -
Chief Judge Rowan Wilson is allowed to express his views on legislation that affects the court system, his spokesperson said. -
The Senate and Assembly included a bevy of tax hikes in their one-house budget plans, setting up a clash with the governor.
