Left Ahead posts an hour-long interview with Chang-Diaz, making her second run for the 2nd Suffolk Senate seat now held by Dianne Wilkerson.

ParkwayBoston.com has the scoop: She'll be running for re-election this fall.

So John Tobin might want to start thinking about running for mayor in 2009.

Takes out nomination papers. Does he know something we don't about incumbent Marian Walsh becoming a judge, or is he running regardless?

On myDedham, Brian dishes that consiglieri for Boston city Councilor John Tobin and West Roxbury state Rep. Mike Rush had a little breakfast chat in Dedham Square on Saturday. Purpose: To discuss their guys' possible senate runs should incumbent Marian Walsh get named a judge (the district includes both West Roxbury and Dedham, along with some other neighborhoods and towns). The two have run against each other before - for the city-council seat Tobin now holds. No word if they came to any meeting of the minds or how they took their eggs.

Brian also handicaps other possible candidates for a seat the incumbent herself has yet to actually say she's vacating.

Announces bid on Blue Mass Group. She'll be running, again, against 2nd Suffolk incumbent Dianne Wilkerson, who perhaps will pay a bit more attention to filing deadlines this time around.

State reps regress to fourth grade.

The Tab has the results from today's special election for Jarrett Barrios's old senate seat.

To replace former Senate President Robert Travaglini. It's state Rep. Anthony Petruccelli of East Boston vs. Revere City Councilor Dan Rizzo. Technically, it's a Democratic primary, but since there aren't any Republicans running ...

Casey Ross lists all the candidates who want to replace Robert Travaglini. Well, both of them.

Sco lists initial contenders for the First Suffolk and Middlesex senate district, which includes East Boston, the North End, Winthrop, most of Revere and parts of Cambridge.