County Asks State to Pay for Prosecuting Reservation Crimes

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Lake County wants the state to pay the nearly $2 million a year the county pays to prosecute felony crimes committed on the Flathead Indian Reservation.

Lee Newspapers of Montana reports that Republican Rep. Greg Hertz of Polson is sponsoring a bill that would have the state bear the financial burden of prosecuting crimes committed on the reservation. The House Judiciary Committee took no action on the bill Tuesday.

https://www.usnews.com/news/montana/articles/2017-02-22/county-asks-state-to-pay-for-prosecuting-reservation-crimes