The Wisconsin Senate passed a bill on Tuesday that would grant low-income people who have just given birth one full year of Medicaid coverage. Under the current law, they get only two months of coverage. The chamber has a near-even partisan split, with 18 Republicans and 15 Democrats. In a rare example of bipartisanship, the bill passed by a 32-1 vote, with only one Republican voting against…
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