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Missouri AG pushes FCC to return broadband funds
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, alongside Missouri Farm Bureau President Garrett Hawkins, is calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to return $177 million in defaulted funding to the state for rural broadband expansion.
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Missouri AG issues cease and desist order against Planned Parenthood
JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has issued a cease and desist order against Planned Parenthood facilities in the state, prohibiting them from performing chemical abortions without an approved complication plan.
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Missouri AG asks DOGE to investigate $5B Grain Belt Express project
JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has called for an immediate investigation into a nearly $5 billion federal loan guarantee supporting the Grain Belt Express project, which he describes as "one of the most egregious abuses of taxpayer dollars in recent memory."
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Bailey plans to serve cease and desist order against Planned Parenthood
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has announced his office has issued a notice of intent to serve a cease and desist order against Planned Parenthood facilities in Missouri to prohibit it from violating state health and safety standards..
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Bailey joins fellow GOP AGs investigating Fauci’s COVID-19 response
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has joined a coalition of state attorneys general in an investigation into Dr. Anthony Fauci’s role in the COVID-19 pandemic response.
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Missouri Attorney General concludes trial against China over COVID-19
JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has concluded his legal battle against China, seeking to hold the nation accountable for the spread of COVID-19.
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AG warns Chiefs fans of Super Bowl ticket scams
JEFFERSON CITY — As the Kansas City Chiefs prepare to face off against the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl on Feb. 9, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey urges football fans to stay vigilant when purchasing tickets.
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Missouri Attorney General introduces groundbreaking regulation to protect free speech
JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has unveiled a groundbreaking regulation to safeguard free speech and give consumers greater control over social media platforms.
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Americans for Prosperity launches new tax cuts campaign
JEFFERSON CITY — Americans for Prosperity has launched a $20 million nationwide campaign aimed at urging Congress to renew the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a signature piece of President-elect Donald Trump’s economic policy.
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Bailey supports Trump’s planned immigration policies
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is supporting President-Elect Donald Trump’s immigration policies.
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Missouri Attorney General challenges federal loan for controversial Grain Belt Express project
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has called on the Biden administration to halt its $4.9 billion loan to the Grain Belt Express, a massive transmission line project that Bailey asserts will unlawfully seize land from Missouri property owners.
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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.