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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.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  Ethics panel proceeds with case against legislator

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

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.

Saturday, August 25, 2012  Harold Mitchell will be heading to court for tax evasion charges.

Friday, June 29, 2012  The House Ethics Committee has cleared South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley of charges she illegally lobbied while a member of the House.

Thursday, June 14, 2012  The House Ethics Committee decided whom it wants to testify in its investigation into allegations that Gov. Nikki Haley illegally lobbied while in the House. The six-member committee meets Thursday to vote on whom to subpoena for next week's public hearing.

Monday, June 11, 2012  Gov. Nikki Haley's administration is refusing to release some emails related to an ongoing ethics investigation, something a media attorney says is an abuse of the law.

Thursday, June 07, 2012  The House Ethics Committee is meeting behind closed doors to discuss how to proceed with its investigation into Gov. Nikki Haley, a week after voting to reopen a complaint.

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  A House Ethics Committee member says she will propose sending an ethics complaint against Gov. Nikki Haley to the attorney general.

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.

Tuesday, June 07, 2011  Rep. Weiner faces frosty reception from Democrats as he fights for once-promising career