Thousands of mothers in Wisconsin will now have access to postpartum medicaid coverage after Gov. Tony Evers signed a bill extending the program from 60 days to one year.

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The state Department of Health Services found 66.9 percent of children age 24 months had completed their childhood vaccine series last year.

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The School District of Waukesha could soon be the next district in Wisconsin to start randomly testing students for drugs.

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A Wisconsin early childhood literacy nonprofit is helping parents and children make reading part of their daily routine, teaming up with libraries and clinics to give out “prescriptions to read” during medical checkups.

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