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Nearly 85 percent say employers should offer workplace wellness programs. That compares with around 80 percent in a similar poll done in early 2016.

President Donald Trump last week decided to remove America from the Paris climate agreement. This week’s RBJ Snap Poll asked readers their views on Trump’s decision.

State, federal and local officials—fueled by heavy flooding and property damage this spring—have ramped up efforts to get the U.S. government to change the policies that currently regulate Lake Ontario water levels. This week’s RBJ Snap Poll asked readers whether they support a repeal of Plan 2014.

The week’s RBJ Snap Poll asked readers their views on bans of or taxes/fees put on single-use plastic shopping bags. A plurality favored neither a ban nor a tax, but a majority favored some action, either a ban or a tax.

This week’s RBJ Snap Poll asked readers their views of a ban on employers asking about an applicant’s salary history or to base compensation decisions on prior salary history.

This week’s RBJ Snap Poll ask readers their views of the health care coverage legislation. A plurality of respondents support the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act by roughly 2-to-1 over the Republican plan.

This week's RBJ Snap Poll asks readers how they view the Rochester area being the site of major golf tournaments?

President Donald Trump hits the 100th day of his presidency on Saturday – and a majority of RBJ Snap Poll respondents have not liked the start of the Trump administration.

A large majority of respondents to this week’s RBJ Snap Poll supports the city of Rochester’s decision last week that Parcel 5 at Midtown will be home to the Golisano Center for the Performing Arts and Tower with housing, retail shops, restaurants and additional parking.

This month President Donald Trump fired Preet Bharara as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York after the prosecutor reportedly declined to resign. Roughly 67 percent of respondents to this week’s RBJ Snap Poll expect his departure to hurt efforts to reduce corruption in New York.

A large majority of respondents to this week’s RBJ Snap Poll gave positive ratings for the performance of both Rochester Gas and Electric and officials for their performance during and after the recent windstorm. 

National media often portray the Upstate New York economy in a negative light. And by some economic yardsticks, the upstate region—including Rochester—lags many other metropolitan areas.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently proposed to spend $200 million in public money to connect Western New York, the Canadian border north of Plattsburgh and New York City with a hiking and biking trail, which he calls the Empire State Trail. Readers give their views on the proposal.

Readers are narrowly divided on whether New York’s so-called “millionaires’ tax” should be allowed to expire this year.

James Sheppard and Rachel Barnhart outpoll incumbent Mayor Lovely Warren in the expected primary election matchup.