The CLASS Act was inserted into the Affordable Care Act as a sort of tribute to the late Ted Kennedy, the bill’s longtime champion. It enacts a federal long-term care insurance program, a kind of public option for long-term care. The Obama Administration, emails now show, didn’t like it from the beginning. And now, there [...]

This House retirement thing is becoming an epidemic. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), the 42 year-old son of the late Edward Kennedy, will retire, ending the Kennedy legacy on Capitol Hill for the first time in generations. Kennedy released a commercial making his announcement, which will air in Rhode Island on Sunday. Contrary to what some are [...]

Vicki Kennedy has released a letter to Martha Coakley’s email list, specifically referencing her late husband and urging financial support. Throughout my husband Ted’s life, you were always there for him, for me and for the entire Kennedy family. We are tremendously grateful for your friendship and support in the past, and we ask you [...]