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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, January 24, 2013  Legislators would no longer handle complaints against their own members under recommendations coming from a House GOP study panel.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  The head of a think tank for limited government says emails from 2006 show House Speaker Bobby Harrell used undue influence to get a permit for his pharmaceutical business.

Wednesday, October 03, 2012  South Carolina's House Republican and Democratic leaders say they are looking at 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.

Thursday, May 03, 2012  Gov. Nikki Haley has been cleared of charges she violated ethics laws while a member of the South Carolina House. A Haley spokesman called the allegations against the governor "made-up nonsense claims."

Tuesday, March 27, 2012  Democrats are calling on South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley to make public any ethics complaint that may be filed against her in a legislative committee.