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Marco Verch Professional Photographer/Flickr It has absolutely no chance of passing the Republican-led state legislature. But it bears repeating that Gov. Tony Evers (D) is actually looking out for the people of Wisconsin . As part of his state budget proposal, Evers is proposing policies that actually aim to help Wisconsin families, including for parents who deserve bonding time with their infant children in the months after they're born. From The Cap Times : Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ proposed two-year budget, released Wednesday, would implement paid family and medical leave for public- and private-sector employees... ... Evers’ budget would make 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave available to employees in the private and public sectors starting Jan. 1, 2025. Private-sector benefits would be funded by employer and employee contributions to a trust fund, which would be created with $243 million in one-time seed money from the state. The governor’s office said the program w...

  Via Vice.com/Cameron Joseph : Democrats and Republicans don’t agree on much in Wisconsin, the nation’s most important and arguably its most polarized swing state. But they agree that their state’s ongoing Supreme Court election is the most important in a generation. Among a number of issues that the race will affect: abortion rights/access, union protections, and democracy itself — and not just in Wisconsin, but in the U.S. overall . Both the head of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin and a veteran GOP strategist in the state say the race is "for all the marbles," Vice noted.  Daderot/Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain) The 4-3 conservative-leaning balance in the state could shift to a 4-3 liberal balance, if one of two candidates — Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Judge Janet Protasiewicz or Dane County Circuit Judge Everett Mitchell — advance in the primary race next week and win in April against one of two hardline, far-right nominees. That's important for a number of rea...