Jimmy Vielkind

Jimmy Vielkind, chief of Capital New York's Albany bureau, talks about will happen now that Sen. John Flanagan has been selected to replace Dean Skelos.

After NYS Senate majority leader Dean Skelos was arrested on federal corruption charges, Democrats in the senate are calling for him to step down.

Capital New York's Albany bureau chief Jimmy Vielkind talks about the reports that Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son are the subjects of a federal investigation.

Lawmakers in Albany have announced a budget deal. Capital New York's Jimmy Vielkind discusses the details of the deal, including what's missing and what made it in. 

Capital New York's Albany bureau chief, Jimmy Vielkind, discusses Gov. Andrew Cuomo's search for an appropriate email-retention policy, budget talks and other news from upstate.

The Cuomo administration has a new policy to delete state employees' emails after 90 days. Capital New York's Jimmy Vielkind and NYS Assemblymember Daniel O'Donnell discuss the policy.

Jimmy Vielkind, Albany bureau chief for Capital New York,and NY State Public Radio's Karen DeWitt recap Wednesday's gubernatorial debate in Buffalo.

Cuomo and Hochul prevailed over Teachout and Liu, but do the results change anything about the governor's 2014 (and beyond) ambitions?

Jimmy Vielkind, Albany bureau chief for Capital New York, talks about the soda ban ruling, the latest labor deals and the breakaway IDC returns to the fold to give the Senate Democrats a majority in Albany... next term.

The legislative sessions goes one more day, as the Senate takes up medical marijuana this morning.  Jimmy Vielkind, Albany bureau chief for Capital New York, talks about last night's votes and what's still to come this morning, including what happened with lowering NYC's speed limit, teacher evaluations ... and the legalization of sparklers.

The Democratic state convention was held this week in Huntington, Long Island. Jimmy Vielkind, Albany bureau chief for Capital New York, talks about the politics of the event, from the Independence Party to the nomination of former Congresswoman Kathy Hochul as lieutenant governor, and a possible challenge to Governor Cuomo from the Working Families Party.

Capital New York reporter Jimmy Vielkind discusses the New York State budget wrangling as the April 1 deadline to pass a budget approaches - including funding for charter schools and universal pre-k.