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.
The governor is the chief executive of the state. Governor Roy Cooper is one of 10 members of the executive branch who are popularly elected. The governor appoints department heads, who make up the Cabinet. Governor: Roy Cooper.