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Sunday, October 07, 2012  South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has repaid about $10,000 for using state planes to attend news conferences and bill signings, calling it an unintended oversight.

Wednesday, November 23, 2011  South Carolina's Gov. Nikki Haley's chef has been ordered to stop doing sideline catering work at the Governor's Mansion

Friday, October 07, 2011  Continental Tire has announced plans to build $500 million plant with more than 1,600 jobs to open in Sumter County in 2017.

Thursday, October 06, 2011  South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley plans a major economic development announcement in Sumter County nearly a week after a county official said Continental Tire will build a plant there.

Wednesday, October 05, 2011  South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has given her appointee as chairman of the Department of Health and Environmental Control's board credit for speeding up permits so Boeing Co. could open up its North Charleston plant in June, six months ahead of schedule.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011  South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley earlier this week conceded she couldn't back up her often-repeated claim that half of the applicants for hundreds of jobs there had failed drug tests. Haley said the person who had told her that during her campaign would not substantiate the claim.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011  South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley attended a fundraiser in Texas hosted by an insurance company.  Haley and two staff members attended the event Tuesday evening at Irving, Texas, offices of Ethos Groups, an auto warranty insurer. Ethos Group has operated in South Carolina since 2009.

Tuesday, August 09, 2011  The U.S. Department of Education says $143 million of federal bailout money meant for South Carolina's public schools will be doled out to the other 49 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.  South Carolina is the only state not to receive its share of $10 billion passed by Congress last August for teaching jobs.

Monday, June 27, 2011  The officials familiar with Haley's decision spoke Monday on condition of anonymity so as to not pre-empt the Republican governor's announcement planned for Tuesday.

Thursday, June 23, 2011  SC Gov. Nikki Haley said Thursday that Byars is expected to make a full recovery and eventually return to his job. Haley's spokesman declined to provide any additional information on Byars' health.  Haley named Bob Ward as acting director until then. Ward has been at the agency for 29 years and has previously served as interim director.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011  South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has named a new state inspector general to replace an appointee who quietly quit in frustration in April.  Haley says James V. Martin will replace George Schroeder. While Schroeder was paid $110,000, Martin says he'll be paid $98,500.

Friday, May 27, 2011  A report on South Carolina's pilot project on privatizing school bus maintenance shows the contracted bus shop cost the state more money and required more direct state supervision than shops operated by the education agency.  The report comes as Gov. Nikki Haley seeks input on how to privatize the state's school bus fleet.

Friday, May 27, 2011  South Carolina officials say federal rules on employment verification records have idled the state's illegal immigration inspectors for a month and now their jobs could be eliminated.  Gov. Nikki Haley and the state's top labor official said Friday the state might have to lay off two dozen inspectors because the U.S. Department of Homeland Security won't let employers share electronic employment verification information. What do you think?

Wednesday, May 25, 2011  South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley says CertusBank will open a corporate headquarters in Greenville and create 350 jobs.  The governor made the announcement Wednesday at a news conference in Greenville, where officials unveiled plans for a downtown office complex called One Greenville that also will be home to a law firm, retailers and other businesses.

Thursday, April 07, 2011  The measure stops a person from serving on a political board or commission while being employed by that same board or commission.  Haley recently addressed concerns raised toward her about being involved in a conflict of interest at her last job at Lexington Medical Center.