WEAU.com picked up on this smoky little nugget (yum!) of statistical info concerning the Eau Claire’s smoking ban …

• A new poll shows nearly 3 in 4 voters in Eau Claire support the city's smoke-free ordinance.
• A polling firm, The Mellman Group, surveyed 400 likely voters in Eau Claire in late February. SmokeFree Wisconsin commissioned and paid for the research. It also found 77 percent of those who go to bars and restaurants at least once a week support the smoking ban.

Not sure if this really shoots into the heart of the matter as far as business owners’ rights are concerned. And the whole “bars and restaurants” qualifier seems like it skews things. A lot.