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Gianforte supports limited financial assistance for Flathead Reservation law enforcement

by NICOLE GIRTEN Daily Montanan
| May 22, 2024 12:00 AM

In a recent letter, Gov. Greg Gianforte said he is amenable to providing temporary financial relief to Lake County for as long as three years in the transition period following the county’s withdrawal from handling law enforcement on the Flathead Indian Reservation.

The financial burden in fulfilling the agreement, an estimated $4 million, was the county’s biggest reason for withdrawing from a decades-long agreement, which commissioners officially did Monday.

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