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Sunday, December 16, 2012  Former Lt. Gov. Ken Ard says he had trouble asking people to donate money to his political campaign. So Ard says he came up with a scheme to give his own money to family members to give to others to donate to his campaign.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012  Senate President Pro Tem Glenn McConnell has been sworn in as South Carolina's new lieutenant governor.

Monday, March 12, 2012  Rebecca Parker Elliott, who was mentioned in the indictments against former Lt. Governor Ken Ard, has resigned from her current campaign.

Monday, March 12, 2012  South Carolina senators will choose a new leader this week after Senate President Pro Tem Glenn McConnell is sworn in as the next lieutenant governor.

Saturday, March 10, 2012  The man who former Lt. Gov. Ken Ard beat in a runoff to get the Republican nomination in 2010 says Ard's manipulation of campaign finance laws had a big impact in their race.

Friday, March 09, 2012  Ken Ard, who resigned Friday as South Carolina's Lieutenant Governor, was born and raised in the Florence County community of Pamplico.

Friday, March 09, 2012  South Carolina Lt. Gov. Ken Ard resigned Friday amid a criminal investigation into whether he spent campaign money on personal items. Senate President Pro Tem Glenn McConnell says he will become SC's next lieutenant governor.

Friday, October 14, 2011  COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) – South Carolina Lt. Gov Ken Ard's brother, Sammy, wasn't very happy when he found out that a WIS reporter was at his Florence County business on Thursday asking questions about the 2010 campaign.

Tuesday, July 26, 2011  South Carolina Lt. Gov. Ken Ard is expected to preside over the state Senate as a grand jury investigation of ethics charges against him begins.

Monday, July 25, 2011  South Carolina's top law enforcement officer has signed off on a grand jury review of Lt. Gov. Ken Ard's ethics case.

Thursday, July 21, 2011  South Carolina Democrats have renewed calls for Republican Lt. Gov. Ken Ard to resign and say GOP senators are cutting backroom deals on how he would be replaced.

Wednesday, July 20, 2011  An investigation into South Carolina Lt. Gov. Ken Ard's violations of state ethics laws is heading to the state grand jury, raising the potential for criminal charges against the politician.

Friday, July 15, 2011  South Carolina Democratic Party Chairman Dick Harpootlian says Republican Attorney General Alan Wilson is wasting time by setting up a task force to investigate the ethics case against GOP Lt. Gov. Ken Ard.

Thursday, July 14, 2011  South Carolina's attorney general has created a task force to review the campaign spending case against Lt. Gov. Ken Ard.

Monday, July 11, 2011  Governor Nikki Haley has been in office for about 6 months, and she's proud of what her administration's accomplished in that time.