Associations try to tilt odds with campaign contributions, independent expenditures. RELATED CONTENT Some groups leave state spending to affiliates Massachusetts isn’t the largest state when it comes to geography, but in the upcoming elections for Congress, it is of outsized importance. Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) is facing a stiff re-election challenge from Democrat Elizabeth Warren and analysts see the race as one that could decide whether the Democrat-controlled Senate ends up with a Republican majority. Among those Brown can count as friends is the Associated Builders & Contractors, whose political action committee has given $10,000 to his campaign during… Read More