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Lake County passes resolution to withdraw from Public Law 280

by NICOLE GIRTEN Daily Montanan
| January 4, 2023 9:00 AM

Lake County Commissioners passed a resolution Tuesday to withdraw from Public Law 280, a nearly 60-year-old agreement with the state over criminal jurisdiction on the Flathead Reservation.

The county has objected to funding law enforcement without more support from the state, which it said is Montana’s obligation under Public Law 280...

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