David Bernstein tweets that Roche Bros. habitue and two-time at-large candidate Matt O'Malley will run for the District 6 seat being vacated by John Tobin.

David Bernstein notes certain aspects of do-as-I-say-not-as-I-do-ness in Charles Rudnick's primary battle against state Sen. Cynthia Creem of Newton, such as saying he wouldn't take money from lobbyists, only to take money from lobbyists.

The Globe details his extensive role in Big Dig financing while working for Bill Weld and Paul Cellucci.

The Cape Cod Times reports Doug is down the Cape, working the region for Joe Malone. No word if he's going door to door on a red scooter.

Via Conor Yunits.

Hello Michael Levensen,

Thank you for your excellent work. I challenged Michael Rush in 2008. He refused to participate in a debate, made false claims regarding why he did not agree to a political debate. It is my understanding, Rush continues to avoid candidate forums.

I am running again this year for the state representative seat in the 10th Suffolk District. I am in the process of organizing a candidate forum. Proposed the league of women voters co-host a forum with City of
Boston student leaders and other issue oriented non profits such as MassCare.

Three of the reasons why I am running:

The West Roxbury state rep and would-be Marian Walsh replacement issues a statement to Wicked Local West Roxbury that basically says he's innocent, but can't say more because "I was questioned concerning a civil lawsuit against the state involving my dad and the trial court."

The Mac D'Alessandro campaign says it's submitted 4,000 signatures to the secretary of state's office, which should be more than enough to get him on the Democratic primary ballot this fall against Ninth District incumbent Steve Lynch.

Blue Mass. Group dials the Wayback Machine to 2003 when Guy Glodis was a state senator and felt compelled to forward a story about how the US dealt with insurgents in the Philippines in the early 1900s - or rather, an online legend about something that never happened.

The Globe reports on the muck. Also fills in the background on that story about state Rep. Mike Rush (D-West Roxbury) exacting some budgetary payback on a judge.

The Jamaica Plain Gazette interviews Joel Pentlarge, treasurer for JP state-rep candidate Jeffrey Herman. Pentlarge pleaded guilty to five counts of rape and abuse of a child in 2000; he says it was statutory rape, not the other kind, and he served his time and that shouldn't affect his desire to do bookkeeping for a local political candidate.