All but one lawmaker in the state Senate voted to expand Medicaid coverage for mothers who have just given birth, a rare showing of bipartisan support that may be doomed in the state Assembly.
Wisconsin is one of only two states that does not offer a full year of Medicaid coverage to certain low-income mothers after they give birth, a distinction that a majority of Wisconsin lawmakers have signed on to change but have faced a key roadblock in Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.