Tax increases, and potentially new tax proposals, will be on the table when Washington state legislators convene in Olympia in January for an historic session. Lawmakers will need to make up for an estimated $12 billion budget deficit, the highest in state history. Meanwhile, the leaders of the House and Senate will be making history of their own. Speaker of the House Laurie Jinkins and Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen will be the first LGBTQ members to lead their respective chambers. Read more: https://www.king5.com/article/news/politics/new-taxes-new-lgbtq-legislative-leaders-washington/281-f9644a9e-df32-4ee6-a19d-9569da214c00