This year's legislative session was the hardest for me and for most lawmakers, even those who have been serving for many years. The budget cuts we had to make in virtually every area were heartwrenching but, in the end, some really good things also came out of Olympia.
The media has already reported on stories of real people getting real help from the Foreclosure Fairness Program launched July 22. Every time I come across one of these stories I am reassured that our work to pass this law was definitely worthwhile. ...