Jimmy Vielkind
Public Media Reporter at WNYC (New York, NY)
Public media reporter @WNYC covering Upstate America & New York politics. Papa to the RVs and partner to KN. Please don't DM me; email jvielkind at wnyc dot org
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2 days ago |
gothamist.com | Jimmy Vielkind
Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado staked out Gov. Kathy Hochul’s left flank Wednesday, declaring at his first campaign rally that she is beholden to powerful interests and the status quo. Delgado, a former U.S. representative elevated to the lieutenant governorship by Hochul in 2022, told several dozen people in Brooklyn that he would push for greater support for child care, statewide rental subsidies and a state office to help New Yorkers dispute health insurance companies when they deny claims.
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4 days ago |
gothamist.com | Jimmy Vielkind
New York state lawmakers say they have a way to address a longstanding shortage of judges that contributes to people accused of crimes languishing in jail for years while awaiting trial: Make it easier to swear in more judges. But there’s an unexpected opponent of the measure — a group representing the judges themselves.
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5 days ago |
northcountrypublicradio.org | Jimmy Vielkind
State lawmakers say they have a way to address a longstanding shortage of judges that contributes to people accused of crimes languishing in jail for years awaiting trial: Make it easier to swear in more judges. But there’s an unexpected opponent of the measure — a group representing the judges themselves.
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1 week ago |
gothamist.com | Jimmy Vielkind
Some New York lawmakers want to give musicians the power to stop resellers from flipping high-priced tickets to their shows on the secondary market. State Sen. James Skoufis has introduced legislation that prompted allies of major platforms like StubHub to dispatch lobbyists to Albany this week. They argue the measure would empower an ever larger behemoth in the live entertainment industry: Ticketmaster. “This system is abusive to fans. It's abusive to artists,” Skoufis said.
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1 week ago |
weos.org | Jimmy Vielkind
Some New York lawmakers want to give musicians the power to stop resellers from flipping high-priced tickets to their shows on the secondary market. State Sen. James Skoufis has introduced legislation that prompted allies of major platforms like StubHub to dispatch lobbyists to Albany this week. They argue the measure would empower an even larger behemoth in the live entertainment industry: Ticketmaster. “This system is abusive to fans. It's abusive to artists,” Skoufis said.
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