Lt. Governor Andre Bauer calls for Governor Sanford’s resignation

Sanford will hold a media availability at 3:30pm today to respond to the calls for his resignation. Counton2.com will carry the news conference live.

South Carolina Lt. Governor Andre Bauer called for Governor Sanford to resign during a news conference at noon Wednesday.

Bauer said he was calling on politicians to join him to political interests aside and do what is best for the state.

News 2’s Carmen Coursey asked State Education superintendet Jim Rex what he thought.  Rex says the Governor would be doing the state a favor to resign. Rex also says he’s waiting until after Labor Day to make an announcement on whether he’s running for governor.

Governor Sanford dodging questions on possible ethics probe

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford refuses to say if he would let investigators release information on a possible ethics probe of his travel.

Sanford continued Tuesday to avoid answering whether he would allow findings to become public.

The state Ethics Commission has been asked to look into Sanford’s travel, but the probe is confidential unless the governor says otherwise.

The governor has come under scrutiny since he revealed a yearlong affair in June.

Associated Press investigations have found Sanford used state planes for personal and political use and failed to disclose trips on private planes. A state senator has accused Sanford of breaking the law by using pricey commercial airplane tickets.

The governor has said he did nothing wrong.