Missouri State Executive - Attorney General
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Recent News About Missouri State Executive - Attorney General
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Attorney General Bailey Challenges California Truck Ban
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced today that his office joined a coalition of 19 states in challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) decision to allow California to illegally ban existing tractor-trailers and heavy-duty vehicles by forcing truckers to buy zero-emission trucks and mandating net-zero emissions standards, which would regulate the current trucking industry out of existence.
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Attorney General Bailey Moves for Removal of Iron County Sheriff
On June 8, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed a suit of quo warranto to remove Iron County Sheriff Jeffery Burkett from office.
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Attorney General’s Office Praises Law Enforcement, Community Leaders in SAFE Kit Initiative Awards Ceremony
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced today that his office awarded SAFE Kit Initiative Service Awards to area law enforcement agencies and community partners for their dedication towards the eradication of untested sexual assault kits throughout the state.
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Attorney General Bailey Urges U.S. Senate To Pass Legislation To Crack Down On Fentanyl Crisis
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey joined 22 other states in urging U.S. Senate leadership to pass the HALT Fentanyl Act.
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Attorney General Bailey Announces $102.5 Million Settlement with Opioid Treatment Drug Maker
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced today that his office and 41 other states have negotiated a nationwide $102.5 million settlement with Indivior Inc., the maker of opioid use disorder treatment drug Suboxone.
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Attorney General Bailey Files Suit Against Biden Administration's Unlawful Open-Border Policies
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey joined an 18 state coalition in filing suit against the Biden Administration for its proposed new “Circumvention of Lawful Pathways” rule which fails to mitigate the en masse illegal immigration occurring at the southern border.
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Attorney General Bailey Joins 47 States in Suing Avid Telecom for National Robocall Violation
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey joined a coalition of 48 states in filing suit against Avid Telecom, its owner Michael Lansky, and its vice president Stacey Reeves, for sending more than 7.5 billion calls to telephone numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry
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Attorney General Bailey Files Suit Against Biden Administration's Unlawful Open-Border Policies
On May 31, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit granted his motion to stay President Biden’s unlawful attempt to impose burdensome regulations that would hike the price of energy for Missourians across the state. The order prevents the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from imposing these regulations during the appeal.
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Attorney General Bailey Leads 16 States in Opposing Springfield School District’s Unconstitutional DEI Trainings
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey led a coalition of 16 state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief at the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in support of two employees who sued Springfield Public Schools (SPS) for unconstitutional diversity, equity and inclusion trainings that took place in 2020.
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Attorney General Bailey Opposes Biden’s Efforts to Unconstitutionally Raise the Debt Ceiling
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey joined a coalition of 19 state attorneys general in opposing President Biden’s attempt to unilaterally expand executive power to raise the debt ceiling without congressional approval.
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Attorney General Bailey Urges Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners to Protect Minors
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey directed a letter to the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners, urging the Board members to abide by their constitutional duty to enforce recently passed legislation to protect children from experimental gender transition interventions.
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Attorney General Bailey Obtains First Degree Murder Conviction in Reynolds County
On May 23, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that his office has obtained a conviction against Jason Wayne Baker in connection with the murder of Chelsea Conway, the mother of his two children
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Attorney General Bailey Joins 18 State Coalition Opposing Biden’s Attempt to Restrict Refrigerators
In an effort to protect the Constitution, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey joined a coalition of 18 state attorneys general in opposing the Biden Administration’s proposed standards which would regulate the types of refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers Americans can use or buy.
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Attorney General Bailey Obtains Boone County Murder Conviction
In an effort to protect Missourians, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that his office has obtained a conviction, in connection with a Boone County murder case, against Fabian Goldman. On June 10, 2020, Goldman and an accomplice broke into the south-Columbia home of a retired Marine Corps veteran and retired FBI agent.
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Attorney General Bailey Moves for Emergency Relief at Southern Border
In an effort to enforce the laws as written, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey and 12 other states moved for emergency relief from the Biden Administration’s unlawful attempt to further open the southern border.
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Attorney General Bailey Files Brief to Defend Ohio’s Heartbeat Act
In an effort to protect the unborn, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey joined a coalition of 18 states in filing an amicus brief urging the Ohio Supreme Court to reject the legal challenge to Ohio’s Heartbeat Act, which prevents performing or inducing an abortion after a heartbeat is detected.
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Attorney General Bailey Releases Statement on Kim Gardner's Resignation
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey released the following statement after the resignation of Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner:
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Attorney General Bailey Files Multistate Amicus Brief Defending Colorado Cake Maker’s Religious Liberties
In an effort to protect the Constitution, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey joined a coalition of 22 states in filing an amicus brief in the Colorado Supreme Court, arguing that the First Amendment protects Jack Phillips and his business, Mastercake Cakeshop, from being required to create a cake expressing a message contrary to his beliefs.
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Ex-inmate seeks to allay Missouri attorney general's concerns about COVID-19 early prisoner release
Gubernatorial candidate Nicole Galloway offers no comment on the matter