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Freedom Principle MO criticizes proposed Gateway Card ID Program as misuse of taxpayer funds
ST. LOUIS — In St. Louis, the Freedom Principle MO, a pro-citizen advocacy group, has voiced strong opposition to a proposed city initiative aimed at introducing the Gateway Card ID program.
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Missouri sues St. Louis County over authority to appoint prosecuting attorney
JEFFERSON CITY — The State of Missouri, led by Gov. Michael L. Parson and Attorney General Andrew Bailey, has filed a lawsuit against St. Louis County and County Executive Dr. Sam Page to resolve a legal dispute over who has the authority to appoint the next St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney.
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St. Louis listed on Judicial Hellhole report again
ST. LOUIS — The American Tort Reform Foundation’s 2024-2025 Judicial Hellholes report has cast a harsh spotlight on St. Louis, placing its courts among the nation’s most problematic for lawsuit abuse.
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Bailey leads push to put Biden administration on notice about another student loan rule
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is co-leading a coalition of 23 state AGs in an effort to stop what it calls the Biden administration’s fourth illegal attempt to “saddle working Americans with someone else’s” student loan debt.
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Missouri health organizations granted intervention in AstraZeneca lawsuit over drug discount program
SPRINGFIELD — The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri has granted a motion allowing two health organizations to intervene in a lawsuit filed by AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP against Missouri officials over the enforcement of Senate Bill (SB) 751, a state law protecting access to discounted drugs through the federal 340B program.
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Bailey joins other AGs demanding end to political prosecutions of Trump
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has joined a 23-state coalition in demanding Special Counsel Jack Smith, New York Attorney General Letitia James and Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis immediately end their political prosecutions of President-elect Donald Trump.
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Bailey calls for California to end biofuels amendment
JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has called on California regulators to halt a proposed amendment he claims will damage Missouri's agricultural and biofuels industries.
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Missouri sees majority of offices taken by Republicans
JEFFERSON CITY — With all precincts reported, Republicans have won the majority of federal, state and local offices.
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Bailey says DOJ failed to comply with FOIA requests for Trump prosecution documents
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s office has a filed a lawsuit seeking to have the U.S. Department of Justice turn over documents regarding the “illicit prosecutions” of former President Donald J. Trump.
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After USSC ruling, Bailey sues over federal student loan scheme
JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has filed another lawsuit against the Biden-Harris Administration for a third time.
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Bailey part of coalition that secures temporary restraining order in Biden-Harris "Parole in Place" program
JEFFERSON CITY—Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey recently announced that his office and 16 other states had filed a lawsuit against the Biden-Harris Administration's "Parole in Place" (PIP) rule and secured a temporary restraining order involving the program.
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Federal appellate court sides with Biden Administration on Missouri gun law
ST. LOUIS — A federal appeals court sided with the Biden Administration, declaring several gun laws invalid.
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Bailey launches investigation into stolen Social Security numbers
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey's office has launched an investigation into National Public Data, a background check company that allows its customers to search billions of records with instant results, over allegations it failed to properly secure and safeguard Missourians’ personally identifiable information.
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Bailey strips Ray County Sheriff of Law Enforcement License
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey's office has finalized a settlement agreement with Ray County Sheriff Scott Childers, who had been temporarily removed from his position while Bailey’s office pursued litigation to remove him from his post permanently after he broke Missouri law.
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AG launches probe into gym allowing biological males into women's locker room
JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is investigating a gym in Ellisville after complaints were made that biological males have been allowed in the women's locker room.
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Bailey seeks answers from major cities on illegal aliens, offers help to combat illegal voting
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is demanding records from St. Louis and Kansas City officials as well as major transportation companies to determine the extent of their involvement with the flying of illegal immigrants through Missouri.
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Washington University disputes Bailey's claim it closed pediatric transgender clinic
Despite a claim from Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey otherwise, the Washington University Pediatric Transgender Center at St. Louis Children’s Hospital is not closing down.
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Bailey testifies before House committee on political motivation in Bragg's prosecution of Trump
JEFFERSON CITY — Last week, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey testified before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee to address what he calls the politically motivated prosecution of President Donald Trump by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
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Class action alleges Tyson Foods failed to pay overtime wages
CAPE GIRARDEAU — A former employee of Tyson Foods has sued the company in a class action lawsuit alleging it failed to properly pay employees their proper wages.
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Missouri Senate passes amendment banning non-citizen voting in state elections
The Missouri state Senate has approved a constitutional amendment to ban non-U.S. citizens from voting.