The Public Policy Institute of New York State Inc., an affiliate of the Business Council of New York State, along with the New York state Economic Development Council, recently released a report looking to find out what is fueling malaise in the state’s business climate.
It comes amid widespread concern over expansive regulation and a rising cost of doing business. More than 40 associations and more than 500 individual business leaders from across the state participated in the report.
Ryan Silva, executive director of the New York State Economic Development Council, and Chelsea Lemon, director of government affairs for the Business Council, joined Capital Tonight to discuss why they feel only 8% of those surveyed think the state is supportive of innovation, the study’s critical view of New York’s regulatory climate, and what the report recommends — including a renewed czar role in the governor’s office and the repeal of New York’s scaffold law.
