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More than half of respondents to this week’s RBJ Daily Report Snap Poll oppose the provision in Gov. David Paterson’s budget plan that calls for a penny-per-ounce tax on non-diet soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages.

Nearly 60 percent of respondents to this week’s RBJ Daily Report Snap Poll oppose the health care reform legislation approved by the House on Sunday and signed into law Tuesday by President Barack Obama.

Nearly three-quarters of respondents to this week’s RBJ Daily Report Snap Poll favor a return to requiring that health insurers get prior approval from the state Insurance Department for rate increases.

More than a quarter of respondents to this week's RBJ Daily Report Snap Poll say Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks is their pick to replace Eric Massa as the 29th Congressional District representative.

The majority of respondents to this week's RBJ Daily Report Snap Poll said Gov. David Paterson, who ended his candidacy for a full four-year term last Friday, should serve out the remainder of his current term.

On its first anniversary, readers weigh in on the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

The majority of respondents to this week's RBJ Daily Report Snap Poll favors changing the state law that restricts wine sales to liquor stores and wineries. The poll results were similar to those when the same questions were posed a year ago.

Three-quarters of respondents to this week’s RBJ Daily Report Snap Poll do not expect to see the Buffalo Bills in next year’s playoffs.

Nearly three-quarters of respondents to this week's RBJ Daily Report Snap Poll supported President Barack Obama's nomination of Ben Bernanke, who on Thursday was confirmed to a second four-year term as Federal Reserve chairman. See dozens of comments from readers.

By a fairly narrow margin of 53 percent to 47 percent, respondents to this week's RBJ Daily Report Snap Poll oppose President Barack Obama's proposed "financial crisis responsibility fee."

More than half of respondents to this week’s RBJ Daily Report Snap Poll gave a thumbs-down to President Barack Obama’s performance during his first year in office. Forty percent said they strongly disapprove. See dozens of comments from readers.

The majority of respondents to this week's RBJ Daily Report Snap Poll support Mayor Robert Duffy's plan to seek city government control of the Rochester City School District. Roughly 840 readers participated in the poll, which was conducted Jan. 4 and 5, and dozens submitted comments.

In an RBJ Daily Report Snap Poll, Wegmans Food Markets Inc.’s Daniel Wegman was selected by readers as the local business CEO of the decade.

The downsizing of Kodak and Xerox ranked No. 1 in the latest RBJ Daily Report Snap Poll. See the full results and read respondents' comments.

The majority of respondents to this week's RBJ Daily Report Snap Poll expresses optimism about the prospects of the Rochester-area economy over the next year.