ARTICLES BY SEN. VERDELL JACKSON

CSKT compact creates water market

Absolute control of surface and ground water for irrigation both on and off the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes reservation in western Montana appears to be the goal of the CSKT Water Compact, which affects 350,000 people in 11 counties.

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 10 YEARS AGO

CSKT compact creates water market

Absolute control of surface and ground water for irrigation both on and off the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes reservation in western Montana appears to be the goal of the CSKT Water Compact, which affects 350,000 people in 11 counties.

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 10 YEARS AGO

Hellgate Treaty forbids off reservation water rights

The claim of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes for off reservation water rights on rivers in the CSKT Water Compact is based on the 1855 Hellgate Treaty, Article III: “The exclusive right of taking fish in all the streams running through or bordering said reservation is further secured to …

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Hellgate Treaty forbids off reservation water rights

The claim of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes for off reservation water rights on rivers in the CSKT Water Compact is based on the 1855 Hellgate Treaty, Article III: “The exclusive right of taking fish in all the streams running through or bordering said reservation is further secured to …

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

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Montana would love a head start

Serving on interim committees is a lot of work but also solves many problems during the off year, saving time during the regular session.

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Montana would love a head start

Serving on interim committees is a lot of work but also solves many problems during the off year, saving time during the regular session.

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

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An especially important election this year

The 2015 Montana legislative session will be the most important session since I was elected to the Montana House in 1999.

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

An especially important election this year

The 2015 Montana legislative session will be the most important session since I was elected to the Montana House in 1999.

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

CSKT water compact violates constitutional rights

This is a response to Rep. Daniel Salomon who used CSKT Water Compact Commission talking points instead of facts to rebut my recently submitted letter to the editor on the problems I see with the proposed Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes water compact.

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

CSKT water compact violates constitutional rights

This is a response to Rep. Daniel Salomon who used CSKT Water Compact Commission talking points instead of facts to rebut my recently submitted letter to the editor on the problems I see with the proposed Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes water compact.

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

CSKT water compact is flawed

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes proposed water compact should protect existing uses of water both on and off the reservation. The existing human impact on the 8.4 million acre feet of water flowing down the Flathead River each year is so small that it can not be measured. There …

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

CSKT water compact is flawed

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes proposed water compact should protect existing uses of water both on and off the reservation. The existing human impact on the 8.4 million acre feet of water flowing down the Flathead River each year is so small that it can not be measured. There …

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

CSKT water compact is flawed

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes proposed water compact should protect existing uses of water both on and off the reservation. The existing human impact on the 8.4 million acre feet of water flowing down the Flathead River each year is so small that it can not be measured. There …

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

World class fisheries threatened again

It has come to my attention that the Bonneville Power Administration is likely going to provide funding for the very controversial gillnetting of lake trout in Flathead Lake.

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

World class fisheries threatened again

It has come to my attention that the Bonneville Power Administration is likely going to provide funding for the very controversial gillnetting of lake trout in Flathead Lake.

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO