Sheriff Susan Benton's base salary is $123,129. State Rep. Denise Grimsley's base salary is $29,697. ...more

February 26, 2010

It was not one of democracy's finest hours. Not the sort of democratic dynamic we like to lecture other countries about, that's for sure. ...more

February 24, 2010

Of the $1.4 billion in campaign funds in the 2008 General Election, which nearly doubled 2004 figures, and covering all political parties in the House and Senate races, $404 million came from political action committees and $800 million from individual donations, a two-to-one ratio. ...more

January 31, 2010

A man who once claimed he fathered the child of John Edwards' mistress now says in a book proposal that the former presidential candidate is the baby's father. ...more

September 19, 2009

After he lost last year's District 3 primary to Democrat Diane Rowden, Wayne Dukes said he would not run again. ...more

February 19, 2009

Hernando County Commissioner Rose Rocco pre-qualified with the county supervisor of elections office Friday to run again in 2010. ...more

February 9, 2009

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested Tuesday on charges of conspiring to get financial benefits through his authority to appoint a U.S. senator to fill the vacancy left by Barack Obama's election as president. ...more

December 9, 2008

State Sen. Mike Fasano has donated $40,000 in leftover campaign funds from the 2008 general election to numerous nonprofit agencies and charities. ...more

November 26, 2008

State Sen. Mike Fasano is making good on his promise to give his leftover campaign funds to charity. ...more

November 18, 2008

Presidential candidate John McCain isn't happy about having to explain why the Republican Party has had to buy running mate Sarah Palin $150,000 in clothes, hair styling and accessories. ...more

October 24, 2008