evidence: Some GOP bills never stood a chance [...] Many Democratic bills never made it to the governor because they stood no chance of receiving a vote in the GOP-held Legislature. These included restoring the abortion access once guaranteed under the Roe v. Wade decision, a 12-week paid family leave program, expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act and fully legalizing both medical and recreational marijuana. [...] The typical push-and-pull of divided government doomed many GOP bills, and many Evers initiatives, too. But for the Legislature, there’s another path toward making big changes to public policy, one they took more frequently this session.