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.owever, the former governor and several other state officials waived their raises due to salary freezes of other state employees. State employees later received a pay raise in 2011, prompting Danielsâ salary to increase to more than $107,000.