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Friday, May 03, 2013  U.S. Sen. Tim Scott is making a few stops in South Carolina while Congress is in recess.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  The House's budget-writing committee is putting together its spending plan for coming fiscal year.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  Measures to strengthen South Carolina's ethics laws have been introduced in the Senate.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012  Gov. Nikki Haley says she will push the ethics reform recommendations that a committee develops, whether she agrees with them or not.

Wednesday, December 05, 2012  South Carolina House of Representatives 2013-14 Legislative Session Committee Appointments

Wednesday, December 05, 2012  Some are calling it a purge of tea party influence within the GOP

Friday, November 16, 2012  Petraeus testifying before congressional intelligence committees on Sept. 11 attack in Libya

Thursday, November 15, 2012  The federal agency seeking to deepen the Savannah harbor says it sent letters promoting the $652 million project to Vice President Joe Biden, House Speaker John Boehner and leaders of key congressional committees.

Thursday, October 04, 2012  The House majority leader has named 10 Republicans to a committee that is to propose ways to strengthen the state's ethics laws.

Wednesday, August 22, 2012  Gov. Nikki Haley wants legislators to abolish the House and Senate ethics committees, so lawmakers aren't policing themselves.

Tuesday, June 19, 2012  Legislators are returning to Columbia for a special session to try to finish their work.

Tuesday, June 05, 2012  South Carolina legislators are scurrying to push measures through in the last regular week of the session.

Wednesday, May 30, 2012  South Carolina legislators are extending their 2012 session.

Monday, May 14, 2012  New 'super' PAC hopes to woo younger voters, tapping into unease about jobs, student loan debt

Wednesday, April 11, 2012  South Carolina Senate Democrats want to remove the secrecy of investigations by the House and Senate ethics committees. They are pushing a measure called the Transparency in Ethics Act.  It comes during the possible ethics investigation into Governor Nikki Haley.