Andrew Bailey

A grand jury indicted the Democratic county executive last week over a public campaign on a proposition that would have substantially curbed his power.

The lawsuit charges that Missouri's hastily passed Show-Me Sports Investment Act is unconstitutional and "a direct gift or bribe to the owners of the Chiefs and Royals to stay in Missouri."

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s office is investigating the county executive’s use of public funds to mail out pamphlets about Proposition B before the April election.

We read his 158-page response to the quo warranto so you don’t have to.

The suit, filed in Cole County Circuit Court, rests on claims Planned Parenthood has made about the drug mifepristone.

The U.S. Department of Energy said it canceled a loan guarantee for the multistate transmission project because it was not a responsible use of taxpayer money. Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley had advocated for the cancellation.

“I think that’s a drastic step,” presiding Judge Steven R. Ohmer said of the Missouri attorney general office’s preliminary removal efforts. “I don’t think we’re there at this point.”

The first six months of St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery’s term have found the department in controversy. He's now facing removal efforts by Missouri’s Republican attorney general.

Planned Parenthood Great Rivers Medical Director Margaret Baum said Tuesday the clinic had opened its books for patients to make abortion appointments starting next week.

Andrew Bailey said the investigation was prompted by reports from Columbia residents alleging racial discrimination.