BostonGlobe.com Political Headlines - May 23, 2013

• Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray resigns: Once considered a front-runner for governor, a string of controversies tarnished Murray's political standing, and yesterday he abruptly announced his resignation, leaving the state without a lieutenant governor.

• Mass. tries to retain $250 million for hospitals: The Mass. congressional delegation, after holding a rare emergency meeting Wednesday, launched what could be a final effort to preserve more than $250 million in bonus Medicare payments to the state's hospitals that critics call the "Bay State boondoggle." Tracy Jan reports.

• Gabriel Gomez reports 6 years of income to be $10.1 million: The former US Navy Seal who turned to private equity investing released his tax returns yesterday, and has been pushing his opponent, Democratic Congressman Edward Markey, to do the same. Stephanie Ebbert and Beth Healy report.

• Longevity a liability for Ed Markey?: Columnist Yvonne Abraham questions whether the fact that Markey has been around for so long is his biggest weakness.

• Murray's ambition meets reality: Columnist Joan Vennochi writes about how Lt. Gov. Tim Murray will be known as the state official who crashed his car and his reputation on the highway of political ambition.

• A rainy day fund doesn't work if it's always raining: Federal disaster relief has long been directed at covering damage that has already occurred, rather than driving future behavior, and national security columnist Juliette Kayyem pushes for the need for reform.

BostonGlobe.com Political Headlines - May 24, 2013

• Markey misses a string of votes in House: Senate hopeful Edward J. Markey, who has faced scrutiny for his light schedule of public campaign appearances, has not cast a vote in Congress since May 9, missing the last 40 votes before the chamber. Political reporter Joshua Miller details.

• Political rebounds for the scandal inclined: After a string of local political scandals, columnist Scot Lehigh writes that in politics, hope never truly dies. Just look at Anthony Weiner.

Breaking Stories from BostonGlobe.com - May 22, 2013

• FBI agent shoots and kills man with ties to Marathon bomb suspect: A Chechen man with ties to Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was shot and killed by an FBI agent in Orlando early today when the man attacked the agent. Wesley Lowery and John Ellement report.
  

• Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray to resign: The second-in-command has accepted a private sector post and is expected to resign next month. He has been dogged by controversy in the past, stemming from a 2011 early-morning car crash and fundraising ties to the embattled former Chelsea Housing Authority director. Political staff Michael Levenson, Frank Phillips and Jim O'Sullivan are following.
  

• Manhunt cost Watertown Police $250,000, chief says: The Watertown Police Chief is seeking state and federal aid to help cover the costs related to the Marathon bombing response.

BostonGlobe.com Political Headlines - May 22, 2013

• Edward Markey hits back at Gabriel Gomez attacks: The Mass. Senate campaign took on a contentious tone yesterday as Markey hit back at Gomez, defending his legislative response to 9/11. Political reporters Joshua Miller and Michael Levenson with more 

• Academic freedom?: Columnist Jeff Jacoby writes about the Harvard students and alumni who recently petitioned against a doctoral graduate, calling his dissertation "plain racism." But isn't academia supposed to allow the marketplace of ideas to function?

• Obamas' message not just for black students: Columnist Derrick Jackson writes about recent commencement addresses from the First Family, and says that fairness demands a comparable directive to white graduating classes - a need for parallel messages about fatherhood and hard work.

• Gomez's goal - sensible centrism: Columnist Scot Lehigh says that Gomez must be a sensible centrist in order to win the Senate race against Democratic liberal Congressman Markey.

• New Hampshire Celebrates 100 years of primaries: Reporter Eric Moskowitz writes about the state's unique tradition.

BostonGlobe.com Political Headlines - May 21, 2013

• Gabriel Gomez blasts Edward Markey on safety: Political reporter Joshua Miller explains GOP US Senate candidate Gomez's frontal attack on his opponent's homeland security credentials; Gomez says nothing Markey has done has made our nation safer.

• Raytheon is in the hunt for a $3b space project: Even as spending is cut across the military, Mass.-based Raytheon and Maryland's Lockheed Martin are competing to build a first-of-its-kind "Space Fence" to track orbital junk. National security reporter Bryan Bender details.

• Youth jobs program facing deep cuts in Mass.: Massachusetts lawmakers are considering deep cuts in funding for a youth summer jobs program even as teen unemployment remains near record levels. Economic reporter Megan Woolhouse has more.