Lake County settles lawsuit over tribal tax breaks

The Lake County commissioners have agreed to settle a lawsuit that alleged the Montana Department of Revenue erroneously gave property-tax exemptions to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, costing the county tens of thousands of dollars in tax revenue.

The county sued the state in November 2018 in Lake County District Court, alleging a "lack of internal oversight" led state officials to erroneously apply a temporary tax exemption to certain CSKT lands within Lake County's borders...