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The Globe reported in yesterday's edition that State Senator Dianne Wilkerson had filed 26 of her 27 bills for this year's legislative session after the January 10th deadline. We had a post all set to go yesterday – but why would we file it on time? Better to wait a day to bring you the news, it's only fitting. Senator Wilkerson squeaked into office after missing the deadline to collect signatures for her re-election bid, running a sticker/write-in campaign, and coming real close to losing to Sonia Chang-Diaz in the primary. She retained her seat in the general election in November, but the media isn't done picking on her. In addition to calling her out for her filing tardiness, the Globe ran their piece with a particularly unflattering picture of Wilkerson more ›