Elections

A Republican New York state senator from the Hudson Valley who cast a crucial vote to legalize same-sex marriage in New York is facing a primary challenge. WAMC's Dave Lucas has more.

The Poughkeepsie Journal reports state Sen. Steve Saland (suh-LAND') of Poughkeepsie will face Neil Di Carlo.

DiCarlo, of Brewster, accuses Saland of being part of the status quo in Albany over 11 terms in the Senate. His campaign has criticized Saland's vote to legalize same-sex marriage.

Saland says he is running based on his record of accomplishment.

Members of the liberal leaning political action committee MoveOn dot org  are trying to keep the focus on  Mitt Romney’s business record.  As WAMC’s Paul Tuthill reports there was a demonstration scheduled Friday outside Romney’s campaign headquarters in Boston.

   Move On members  called on  Romney to release more than just the one year of income tax returns he’s previously disclosed.  Pat Fiero, a Move On organizer in western Massachusetts said the financial disclosures are about integrity and principles.

Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin recently announced three initiatives that would be included on the upcoming November ballot. WAMC’s Berkshire Bureau Chief Lucas Willard reports…

Galvin on Wednesday announced that voters will be the ones to decide on three controversial ballot questions this November.

By Paul Tuthill

Springfield, MA – The results of this week's election in Massachusetts have raised Democratic hopes of re-capturing the US Senate seat from Republican Scott Brown when he seeks election to a full term in 2012 WAMC's Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill reports..