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HELENA — Federal enforcement agents raided a Helena medical marijuana provider on Friday, the latest development in a continuing crackdown on pot distributors in the state. Paul Schmidt, the owner of Sleeping Giant Caregivers, was out of town Friday afternoon, but confirmed to The Associated Press in a brief telephone interview that agents were at his marijuana operation on the eastern edge of Helena. A search and seizure warrant signed Thursday by U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeremiah Lynch of Missoula authorized federal agents t...
House defeats ultrasound-before-abortion bill STEPHEN DOCKERY,Associated Press HELENA — A proposal to require an ultrasound for those seeking an abortion was defeated in the Montana House. The House voted 53-47 on Friday against the proposal favored by abortion foes. The aim was to get more women to see the ultrasound image of the fetus in an attempt to change their minds about the abortion. But opponents, including some Republicans, argued the government had no business mandating an extra procedure. The proposal would h...
Proposal asks state to join health care lawsuit STEPHEN DOCKERY,Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A bill to require the state of Montana to join a lawsuit opposing federal health care reform is being discussed in a House committee after having successfully passed through the Senate. Senate Bill 106 would make the Montana attorney general join about two dozen other states in a Florida lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the health care overhaul. Supporters of the proposal say it's important for the state to challe...