Guv Signs Crisis Center $$$ Bill

Gov. Butch Otter has issued a statement today lauding lawmakers for approving funding for a new mental health crisis center in North Idaho next year, saying he signed the budget bill, HB 264 , into law today.

“As I said in my State of the State address in January, this is part of a sustainable, long-term  commitment to helping our communities better address the financial and public safety challenges posed by drug and alcohol abuse or individuals’ mental health problems,” Otter said. “I’m grateful to the Legislature for recognizing as I have that it is less expensive and does more good when citizens experiencing these crises have somewhere to go other than our hospital emergency rooms or local jail cells”/Betsy Russell, Eye on Boise. More here.

Question: Only 9 individuals opposed this bill in the entire Legislature, including Mis(Representatives) Barbieri, McMillan, Sims & Mendive. Thoughts?