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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A Trump executive order launched refugee resettlement efforts into chaos. Advocates have turned to Albany to help bring stability. -
The governor has argued that expanding involuntary commitment would boost public safety, but opponents say it infringes on civil liberties. -
The state said officers will escape discipline if they return to work by Saturday, and the National Guard will remain in the prisons for now. -
The state threatened striking workers with loss of pay as Albany debates prison policy. -
The federal government froze funding that nonprofits used to pay caseworkers’ salaries and provide basic necessities. -
It’s the second time in a year that Antonio Delgado has bucked Gov. Kathy Hochul on a public demand for a fellow Democrat to step down. -
Eric Schneiderman is advising the father of Brooks, who was beaten to death in an upstate prison late last year. -
An official familiar with the move said it could give Hochul leverage while she negotiates with Trump over congestion pricing. -
The Canadian consul general in New York met with state lawmakers Tuesday as a potential trade war looms. -
If confirmed, Trump’s nominee for U.N. ambassador would vacate a safe Republican House seat in the North Country.
