Three months ago, Tuesday, January 12th, 2011, Governor Nikki Haley took the oath of office.

She says since then she's worked to bring thousands of jobs to the state, and improved transparency in Columbia.

Tuesday afternoon she talked to NewsChannel 15's Tim McGinnis in an exclusive interview.

Haley signed a measure requiring roll call voting for many votes in the state legislature.

Haley says, "You know it's been a three year fight. It was a real personal one for me because I thought that accountability and trust is lacking in government, not just South Carolina, but across the country, and anything we can do to build that back up is important."

Some areas of the Pee Dee still face unemployment around 20 percent, Haley says she's working on brining jobs to rural areas. "We are actually looking in the rural areas, and I went to the rural summit not too long ago, and we're going to try to find out those pockets and see what we can do to make that area great."

The governor has also spoken against Myrtle Beach's one cent sales tax which is used to promote tourism. Many local leaders and the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce say the tax is working. Some say so much tax money is generated for the state on the Grand Strand because of tourism, but rarely makes it back here from Columbia.

But Haley says the tax isn't good for business. "We're watching conferences not come because that one penny sales tax may not seem like much, but when you're talking seven, or eight hundred people, it's the difference between them coming to Myrtle Beach and them going to North Carolina."

South Carolina is scheduled to hold an early GOP primary in 2012. After being asked if she'd consider being on the republican ticket next year, she says she is interested in governing South Carolina.

"The best thing I can do right now is be a great governor for South Carolina. You know what I hope is, that the GOP field understands they need to be looking at the top of that ticket. That's where the focus needs to be."