Focusing on the current business climate across New York state

We are talking about New York state’s 2024 Legislative session this weekend on In Focus. JoDee Kenney sat down with Paul Zuber, executive vice president for The Business Council of New York State to talk about policies impacting the more than two million small and medium businesses across the state. Zuber described the business climate in New York as “lukewarm” and said 51% of business owners felt the legislative session did not benefit them at all. On top of inflation, Zuber said state policies are not proactive to ensure business growth. Zuber said business owners are also dealing with increased costs for things like changes to workers compensation laws, which he said would ultimately be passed on to New York consumers.

You can watch the full interview with Paul Zuber in the video player above. And be sure to tune in for a look inside the biggest issues impacting Upstate New York, on In Focus with JoDee Kenney every Sunday on Spectrum News 1.