New leaders taking over as Utah Legislature opens

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Legislature's 2019 session will open Monday with new faces in several leadership roles.

Taxes, education and Medicaid expansion are expected to be among the big issues this year. Utah voters approved fully expanding Medicaid in November, but lawmakers who long resisted the change are expected to propose revisions that will have supporters fighting back.

Here is a look at the top leaders, chosen by a vote of lawmakers within their party.