By Colin Campbell 3/23/12 7:56am

Endorsements

Matt Alexander (Photo: Facebook)

Dutchess Dems Gets Behind Alexander in Hayworth Race

Successive press releases late last night announced the Dutchess County Democratic Party’s endorsement of Julian Schreibman as their candidate against Congressman Chris Gibson, Justin Wagner against State Senator Greg Ball, and Matt Alexander against Congresswoman Nan Hayworth. However, it is Mr. Alexander who is facing the most competitive race of the three and whose endorsement stands out.

Mr. Alexander, the mayor of Wappingers Falls, dropped some Occupy Wall Street-esque rhetoric in his statement touting the backing. Read More

By Hunter Walker 1/02/12 10:11am

Field Trips

Senator Greg Ball down on the farm. (Photo: NYSenate.gov)

Tour Greg Ball's Farm [Video]

In a web video released last week, Senator Greg Ball takes a walk on on his farm, feeding the pigs and nursing a calf by hand accompanied by rocking ’80′s style electric guitars. Senator Ball’s video is designed to promote him as a defender of family farms. “We’re losing our family farms,” Senator Ball said in the ad. “We got to stop that, we’ve got to fix it.” Read More