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25 minutes ago  Gov. Nikki Haley is calling on legislators to get a bill strengthening the state's weak ethics laws to her desk.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Democrats accuse Gov. Nikki Haley of misusing the state's planes by taking her campaign-paid videographer with her on flights around South Carolina.

Friday, May 10, 2013  South Carolina legislators would have to wait eight years after leaving office before they could lobby their peers, under legislation advanced by a Senate committee.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Efforts to strengthen South Carolina's ethics laws have moved to the Senate.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  The Senate Ethics Committee has accused state Sen. Robert Ford of intentionally altering documents as the legislative panel reviewed his campaign records.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  The House has passed a bill aimed at strengthening South Carolina's ethics laws.

Saturday, April 27, 2013  The pressure will be on the House this week to pass a bill strengthening South Carolina's ethics laws.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  The South Carolina House is delaying debate on its amended ethics package.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  Tuesday house democrats speaking out against ethics reform.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  The attorney for Sen. Robert Ford says the ethics charges against the 64-year-old Charleston Democrat stem from bookkeeping errors.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  The Senate Ethics Committee has found probable cause that Sen. Robert Ford committed multiple ethics violations.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  A South Carolina House panel has advanced a bill that increases politicians' income disclosure, steps up penalties for ethics violations and eliminates legislative ethics panels.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  Members of the Greenwood County Council are accused of violating state laws.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  A legislator is seeking an opinion on whether a Republican House member properly used the state plane when he shuttled a conservative commentator to Columbia for a hearing.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  A Republican activist is taking his ethics accusations against Gov. Nikki Haley to the South Carolina Supreme Court.