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The unanimous verdict was scathing in its assessment of Attorney General Andrew Bailey, who refused to sign off on the work of Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick. The court concluded that nothing in state law “gives the attorney general authority to question the auditor’s assessment of the fiscal impact of a proposed petition.”
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The attorney general's office refused to sign off on a proposed amendment that would add abortion rights to the Missouri constitution. Although the state auditor's fiscal note estimated minimal cost to the state, Andrew Bailey demanded that the auditor inaccurately increase the estimate by billions of dollars.
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Under a judge's new ruling, much of the federal government is now barred from working with social media companies to address removing any content that might contain "protected free speech." The lawsuit was brought by Missouri's Republican attorney general.
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The University of Missouri system has already announced it will discontinue programs that use race or ethnicity as a factor in admissions or scholarships.
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Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker, whose office won the conviction of police detective Eric DeValkenaere, said Attorney General Andrew Bailey was “attempting to expand his power to that of a judge.”
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Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has continued to take on an aggressive role as the state's top legal officer, challenging positions laid out by the federal government that don't directly affect the state. An attorney and former Missouri Attorney General staffer explains the role of attorney general and how it's changed over the years.
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The Missouri Attorney General seems to be picking a lot of legal fights and grabbing a lot of headlines, with some high profile court losses lately. We'll take a look at Andrew Bailey’s first six months on the job, what the role of attorney general is supposed to be, and what it's becoming.
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In the ruling, a Cole County judge said that Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey had an "absolute absence of authority" in refusing to accept the state auditor's estimate for an abortion rights initiative petition and attempting to falsely inflate the cost. Bailey's office said it would appeal the decision.
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Missourians seeking public records from the office of Attorney General Andrew Bailey face delays that can stretch up to a year. The situation is especially problematic for the office in charge of enforcing Missouri’s Sunshine Law, which ensures the public has access to government records and meetings.
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Proponents of an initiative petition seeking to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution have been unable to begin collecting signatures because of a showdown between the attorney general and state auditor. In a lawsuit, Missouri ACLU claims that Attorney General Andrew Bailey has made an illegal effort to falsely increase the cost of the amendment.
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Emails show Missouri Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick’s office completed its work on the cost estimate for an abortion rights ballot issue, but Attorney General Andrew Bailey refused to give what has traditionally been considered perfunctory approval — and demanded the auditor falsely inflate the numbers.
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Conservatives insist otherwise, but transgender Missourians worry they'll lose gender-affirming careEven after the demise of emergency rules restricting gender-affirming care for adults, transgender Missourians don’t believe the push to limit trans rights is over.