MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed a new two-year budget in the early morning hours Thursday in a race against ...

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed a new two-year budget in the early morning hours Thursday in a race against Congress to ...

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed a new two-year budget that will affect nearly every person in the battleground state.

Gov. Evers signed the budget, now 2025 Wisconsin Act 15, at 1:32 a.m. in his office Thursday, less than an hour after the ...

The proposed legislation would lay the groundwork to continue the program and authorize funding that could be spent on ...

When the first Earth Day was held on April 22, 1970, the founders — U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson (D-WI) and activist Denis Hayes — said its purpose was to draw public attention to what was at ...

The inception of Earth Day is credited to Gaylord Nelson, a US senator and former governor from Wisconsin. Known for his deep commitment to conservation, Nelson’s political career was rooted in ...

WASHINGTON — As communities across the DMV commemorate Earth Day, it’s worth remembering how this annual celebration began and why it remains so vital today. Earth Day was first observed on ...

Gaylord Nelson, the late U.S. senator and governor of Wisconsin, is considered the founder of Earth Day. Nelson established himself as a conservation leader in Wisconsin, where he served as ...

After witnessing a massive oil spill in Santa Barbara in 1969, Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson began hatching the idea for what would become known as the world's first 'Earth Day.' The first ...

Today marks the 55th anniversary of Earth Day, which was proposed by Wisconsin Sen. Gaylord Nelson in the wake of a devastating oil spill in Santa Barbara, Calif.

Why did Earth Day start? By 1969, Sen. Gaylord Nelson, D-Wis., had long been concerned about "the deteriorating environment in the United States.," Earthday.org said.