At the State House, Ted Kennedy Jr. seems to be taking the same advice his father reportedly gave Hillary Clinton when she entered the US Senate from New York: A famous last name wonât excuse you from hard work.
Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed into law a controversial 'religious freedom' bill that some groups have said will open the door to greater LGBT discrimination. Bill Clark/Getty.
Indianaâs newest governor is the highest paid governor in state history. Gov. Mike Pence earns an annual salary of $111,688, surpassing former Gov. Mitch Danielsâ yearly income of $95,000 when he took office in 2005. In 2009, at the beginning of Danielsâ second term, he was eligible to take a pay raise, increasing his salary to $107,881.