Matt Markgraf

By Todd Hatton

Frankfort, KY – Kentucky Lieutenant Governor Daniel Mongiardo says he has no immediate plans to run for another office, but won't rule out the possibility of changing his mind in the future. According to the Paducah Sun, Mongiardo says he'll work to be the best lieutenant governor he can for the remainder of his term, but after that, he's looking at spending more time with his family. But, Mongiardo says he's learned never to say never.

By Jacque Day

By Lisa Autry

Louisville, KY – Republican Rand Paul is banking on the political clout of Sarah Palin as the former vice presidential nominee headlines a fundraiser for Paul in Louisville today. Paul is seeking Kentucky's open U.S. Senate seat against democrat Jack Conway. Besides fundraising, Paul isn't sure what impact Palin will have on his senate bid, but says he continues to be amazed by the tea party movement. Paul adds that candidates like himself are having success by running on issues that matter to voters.

By AP

Nashville, TN – Tennessee Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike McWherter wasted little time in going on the attack against Republican opponent Bill Haslam at the first debate of the general election campaign. In his opening statement at Tuesday night's debate at Tennessee Tech in Cookeville, McWherter took aim at Haslam's background as an executive with the family-founded Pilot chain of truck stops before he was elected mayor Knoxville in 2003.

By Rebecca Feldhaus

Dyersburg, TN – Tennessee's 8th District Congressional Democratic candidate Roy Herron accepted two debate requests today. Herron now invites his republican opponent, Stephen Fincher to do the same. Herron accepted debate invites in Dyersburg, on October 8th as well as at a Memphis Rotary meeting. Both men vie for the Congressional seat being vacated by the long serving Blue Dog Democrat John Tanner.

By Jacque Day

By Lisa Autry/Jacque Day

Kentucky – Kentucky's attorney general is portraying his Republican opponent for U.S. Senate as soft on crime. Democrat Jack Conway is airing an ad that shows Republican Rand Paul speaking in 2008 on KET in which he says "things that are non-violent should not be against the law." Paul maintains the ad was taken out of context.

By Chris Taylor

By Chris Taylor

By Angela Hatton

Frankfort, KY – A federal judge has suspended a law limiting campaign contributions in Kentucky school board races. The ruling lifts a $100 cap, making candidates eligible for the $1,000 limit from individual contributors allowed in other races. U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves in Frankfort ruled the limit unconstitutionally restricts a candidate's right to free association. The American Civil Liberties Union filed the suit on behalf of a Louisville school board candidate.