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More than 90 percent of respondents to this week's RBJ Daily Report Snap Poll say big severance packages for dismissed CEOs are not justified.

A plurality of respondents to this week's RBJ Daily Report Snap Poll-nearly 40 percent-says economic development should be the No. 1 issue in this year's Rochester mayoral race.

Roughly 85 percent of respondents to this week’s RBJ Daily Report Snap Poll say employees should be allowed to work from home when possible.

A slight majority-53 percent-of respondents to this week's RBJ Daily Report Snap Poll says the stock market's recent surge does not necessarily signal a strengthening economic recovery. The plurality of readers, however, are optimistic about the prospects for the nation's economy in the next 12 months.

More than 60 percent of respondents to this week’s RBJ Daily Report Snap Poll oppose the New York Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act, New York's new gun-control law.

Slightly more than half of respondents to this week's RBJ Daily Report Snap Poll expressed concern earlier this week about across-the-board federal spending cuts known as the sequester, slated to kick in today unless Congress and President Barack Obama reached an eleventh-hour deal on deficit reduction.

More than half of respondents to this week’s RBJ Daily Report Snap Poll oppose putting a casino in downtown Rochester. Of the 55 percent opposed, 37 percent say they strongly oppose.

Slightly more than 60 percent of respondents oppose New York requiring firms to provide paid sick leave.

Nearly 90 percent of respondents to this week's RBJ Daily Report Snap Poll support Rochester Mayor Thomas Richards' run for re-election. Richards announced at a news conference Wednesday morning that he plans to run for mayor in November.

With 57 percent, development of owner-occupied housing topped the list of priorities for downtown Rochester. A grocery store and restaurants tied for the second spot, each being chosen by 46 percent of respondents to this week’s RBJ Daily Report Snap Poll.

By 52 percent to 48 percent, Snap Poll respondents narrowly oppose an increase in the state's minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $8.75. Among business owners with employees earning the current minimum wage, 57 percent oppose the raise.

Nearly two-thirds of respondents disapprove of President Barack Obama's performance during his first term in office.

Nearly two-thirds of respondents to this week’s RBJ Daily Report Snap Poll give the hiring of Doug Marrone as Buffalo Bills head coach a grade of A or B. Only 7 percent of readers give the team a failing grade.

Eighty percent of respondents to this week’s RBJ Daily Report Snap Poll approve of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s job performance after two years in office, with more than one-third saying they strongly approve.

For the second consecutive year, Eastman Kodak Co.'s struggles loomed large over the Rochester business world.