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Wednesday, May 30, 2012  The House Ethics Committee is officially reopening an ethics complaint against Governor Nikki Haley. The six-member panel voted unanimously Wednesday to re-visit allegations that Haley illegally lobbied for two previous employers while she was a state representative.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012  The Sikh Religious Society, Inc., of South Carolina is suing a South Carolina blogger for publishing "reckless and defamatory per se statements" in March.

Tuesday, July 05, 2011  South Carolina's top ethics official says Lt. Gov. Ken Ard was fined $48,400 this week partially because he and his attorney provided innacurate information to ethics investigators. State Ethics Commission Executive Director Herb Hayden says Ard illegally used campaign money for personal uses such as vacation, clothes and iPads. What do you think of the story?

Tuesday, February 08, 2011  Butch Bowers, who represented Gov. Sanford in his ethics trial, told the Associated Press that Lt. Gov. Ken Ard looks forward to working with the State Ethics Commissions and that their questions are routine when it comes to his campaign spending.

Tuesday, December 01, 2009  Lawmakers considered the impeachment of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford have finished their discussion of his use of state-owned aircraft for personal and political purposes.

Tuesday, December 01, 2009  South Carolina legislators have resumed discussions on whether Gov. Mark Sanford should be impeached as they consider issues involving his travel on state-owned aircraft.

Monday, November 23, 2009  Attorney Butch Bowers said Monday that none of what he termed as "questions" rise to the level of impeachment.

Thursday, November 19, 2009  The attorney for Gov. Mark Sanford said Thursday a state ethics panel found that 3 percent of the governor's flights may have violated state law.