An ethics panel says South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford should face a hearing into potential violations of state law found during a probe into his travel and campaign finances.

South Carolina’s jilted first lady is endorsing a candidate to succeed her husband when the term-limited politician leaves office. Jenny Sanford issued a letter in support of Republican state Rep. Nikki Haley that was made public Wednesday. The first lady is a former Wall Street executive credited with helping her husband’s political rise.

South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford will be recognized as one of this year’s 10 most fascinating people on an upcoming network television special.

South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford will be recognized as one of this year’s 10 most fascinating people on an upcoming network television special.

State lawmakers will be going back to Columbia next Tuesday to change a law so unemployed workers in the state can receive 7 more weeks of extended unemployment benefits. While they’re back in session, Rep. Greg Delleney, R-Chester, says he’ll introduce a resolution to begin impeachment proceedings against Gov. Mark Sanford. However, it’s unlikely that lawmakers will take any action on that resolution next week. WJBF News Channel 6’s SC Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, has more.

While legislators will be trying to help unemployed workers in a special session, one legislator says he’ll introduce a measure that would put Gov. Mark Sanford out of his job. State Rep. Greg Delleney said Tuesday he’ll introduce an impeachment resolution next week when the Legislature convenes for a one-day session to keep seven weeks of emergency unemployment benefits flowing to thousands of people.

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford’s lawyers are heading to the Supreme Court to argue the House shouldn’t get a report from the State Ethics Commission’s investigation of Sanford’s personal and political use of state planes.

Governor Mark Sandford spent some time talking about the ethics investigation into his usage of state planes, on Wednesday. The Governor appeared on a Rock Hill radio station Wednesday, but he also faced the unavoidable questions about the ethics probe.

The wife of South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford is writing a memoir. Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House Incorporated, said Tuesday it will publish Jenny Sanford’s “inspirational memoir” in May 2010. WJBF News Channel 6’s SC Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, has more.

Sixty South Carolina House Republicans are asking embattled Gov. Mark Sanford to resign. A letter from the lawmakers asking the GOP governor to leave office was delivered to Sanford shortly after noon Wednesday. We have a link to Governor Sanford’s letter in response to the calls for his resignation.

South Carolina House Speaker Bobby Harrell says he wants Gov. Mark Sanford to resign. Harrell on Tuesday sent the governor a letter asking him to step down from office because of “constant distractions” Sanford has brought.

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says he doesn’t know if the State Ethics Commission is investigating his travel. But Sanford said Friday in Conway he is willing to allow the probe to be public.

A Democrat vying to replace Gov. Mark Sanford in next year’s race for governor says some of the state’s top constitutional officers can and should force Sanford from office.

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says a state senator shouldn’t single him out by investigating his travels when other governors used pricey travel options for years. Sanford said Thursday he’d sent a letter to the lawmaker pointing out hundreds of the tickets bought over the past 25 years during his predecessors’ administrations. We have the video of the entire press conference from Thursday morning.

Governor Mark Sanford is issued a statement on Wednesday regarding the call for his resignation, Wednesday, from Lt. Governor Andre Bauer. We have the full video of the press conference, as well as the letter from Governor Sanford to Lt. Governor Bauer. We now also have the letter sent from Lt. Governor Andre Bauer to Governor Mark Sanford asking for his resignation.