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Yesterday at 10:55 AM  Gov. Nikki Haley is calling on legislators to get a bill strengthening the state's weak ethics laws to her desk.

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

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

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

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

Thursday, February 28, 2013  State police have officially begun investigating an ethics complaint against House Speaker Bobby Harrell.

Friday, February 22, 2013  A political watchdog group says South Carolina House Speaker Bobby Harrell should step down as speaker while an ethics complaint against him is investigated.

Thursday, February 14, 2013  South Carolina's attorney general has forwarded a complaint against House Speaker Bobby Harrell to state law enforcement.

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

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  The South Carolina Supreme Court is hearing an appeal this spring from a Republican activist who accused Gov. Nikki Haley of ethics violations.

Monday, January 28, 2013  A panel led by two former attorneys general has released 23 recommendations on how to overhaul South Carolina's ethics laws.

Monday, January 28, 2013  A panel led by two former attorneys general is releasing its recommendations on how to overhaul South Carolina's ethics laws.

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.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  An independent panel created by Gov. Nikki Haley is scheduled to discuss recommendations for strengthening South Carolina's ethics and public records laws.

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.