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Midday Magazine

NYS news of the week: Sarcone, Medical Aid in Dying and a Stefanik-Johnson spat

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Andrew Waite
Published December 5, 2025 at 3:27 PM EST
Jimmy Vielkind, of the New York Public News Network
Courtesy Jimmy Vielkind, WNYC
Jimmy Vielkind, of the New York Public News Network

Bills are piling up on Governor Kathy Hochul’s desk, and lawyers faced off in Albany to talk about how President Donald Trump has appointed federal prosecutors. WAMC’s Andrew Waite and Jimmy Vielkind, of the New York Public News Network, discussed these stories and more in their weekly conversation.

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Andrew Waite
Andrew Waite is WAMC’s news director. His journalism career dates to 2009, when he was a cub reporter for community newspapers in Montana and Alaska. He has since worked as an editor at the inflight magazine for Seattle-based Alaska Airlines and as the featured news columnist for The Daily Gazette in Schenectady. Andrew has a bachelor's degree in journalism from Boston University, an MFA in creative writing from Pacific University and is a proud Albany High School graduate. He's honored to be back home helping to cover news in the Capital Region, where he lives with his wife, daughter and son.
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