St. Louis County Circuit Judge Ellen Ribaudo has issued a temporary restraining order which temporarily blocks a rule that would restrict access to gender-affirming health care to children and adults. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey (R) joined us live this morning on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri.” State Rep. Keri Ingle (D-Lee’s Summit) describes General Bailey on Twitter as an “unelected bureaucrat issuing rules in order to further your radical anti-LGBTQ agenda.” Bailey responded to the comments from Representative Ingle on “Wake Up” and he also warned about crime in St. Louis and called for the removal of St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner:
(AUDIO): Missouri’s attorney general vows to hold people accountable on now-closed Mexico and Fulton hospitals
Missouri’s attorney general says his office will use every legal mechanism at their disposal to find justice for those impacted by the closing of the Mexico and Fulton hospitals.
General Andrew Bailey is referring to allegations from former Mexico hospital employee Marissa Hagedorn and from State Rep. Kent Haden (R-Mexico) that money was taken out of hospital employees’ checks for health care, but the company didn’t pay the insurance premiums.
“The Missouri Merchandising Practices Act is a statute that provides the attorney general’s office with enforcement authority to protect consumers from fraudulent business practices. That’s one method that’s often used in these types of instances. That process is laborious, it takes time. It’s lengthy,” Bailey says.
Attorney General Bailey tells 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri” that his office’s investigation continues. He is vowing to hold people accountable.
General Bailey’s office has launched what are called a CID into the now-closed hospitals. A CID is a civil investigative demand and is essentially a subpoena power.
(AUDIO): Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey discusses closed Mexico hospital investigation and stoves on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey (R) says he will hold people accountable involving his investigation into the now-closed Mexico and Fulton hospitals. General Bailey joined us live on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”, telling listeners that his office’s investigation continues. General Bailey’s office is investigating allegations made by former Mexico hospital employee Marissa Hagedorn and State Rep. Kent Haden (R-Mexico) that money was taken out of employees’ checks for health care, but that the company didn’t pay the insurance premiums. Attorney General Bailey suggests his office is using the Missouri Merchandising Protection Act, and says the process is slow. But Bailey is vowing to hold people accountable. He also discussed the federal issue of stoves on the show:
(AUDIO): Missouri’s attorney general calls on CPS parents to get involved
Missouri’s attorney general wants to see Columbia school board candidates make a campaign issue out of a recent drag queen performance at a Columbia diversity breakfast.
Attorney General Andrew Bailey tells 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri” that drag shows have no place in the curriculum for schoolchildren:.
“This was shameful behavior. And what we’ve done is we’ve empowered parents to take a stand on this issue,” Bailey says.
Columbia’s mayor Barbara Buffaloe has defended the performance, saying that as hate crimes against drag show locations and performers are committed elsewhere, she and others wanted to reaffirm that Columbia is a community that supports all.
Missouri’s attorney general confirms also there’s an ongoing investigation into the now-closed Mexico and Fulton hospitals.
“So I’m somewhat limited in how far I can go on that issue. But I’ll tell you, we’re not finished with that. (The) investigation is ongoing and we anticipate some forward-progress on that at some point. And we’ll be happy to discuss that more in-detail at a later date,” Bailey says.
State Rep. Kent Haden (R-Mexico) and former Mexico hospital employee Marissa Hagedorn both have told 939 the Eagle that while money was taken out of paychecks of former employees at the Mexico hospital, the company didn’t pay the insurance premiums.
Bailey seeks execution date for convicted mid-Missouri killer
Missouri’s attorney general wants the state Supreme Court to schedule an execution date for a convicted New Bloomfield double killer.
50-year-old Brian Dorsey is under two death sentences for the brutal 2006 deaths of his cousin Sarah Bonnie and her husband Ben Bonnie. Both victims were shot in the head with a shotgun at their Callaway County home.
Attorney General Andrew Bailey has filed a three-page motion, which says Dorsey’s convictions and sentences have been reviewed by numerous courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court. The attorney general says his office is committed to obtaining justice for victims of heinous crimes.