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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New York Public News Network reporters Jimmy Vielkind and Samuel King talk about the latest developments at the State Capitol in Albany. -
Republicans argued the Democratic appointees on a state board acted in a partisan manner. -
Lobbyists, major labor unions and others are backing James in her ongoing legal fights. -
New York Public News Network reporters Jimmy Vielkind and Samuel King talk about the latest developments at the State Capitol in Albany. -
This will be the latest New York state budget since 2010. -
“We're going to flood the zone. You're going to see more ICE agents than you've ever seen before,” border czar Tom Homan said. -
U.S. Rep. Joe Morelle visited Albany on Tuesday to urge lawmakers to adopt a mid-decade redrawing of congressional maps. -
New York Public News Network reporters Jimmy Vielkind and Samuel King talk about the latest developments at the State Capitol in Albany. -
Gov. Kathy Hochul and lawmakers are closing in on an immigration package as part of the state budget. -
The Nassau County executive’s tax returns also revealed he did not make any donations to charity last year.
