Federal shutdown threatens food assistance for nearly 700,000 in Wisconsin

Wisconsin State Capitol building. Photo by David Wise. September 2022.
Wisconsin State Capitol building. Photo by David Wise. September 2022.

Gov. Tony Evers warned nearly 700,000 Wisconsinites could lose access to groceries with the state’s FoodShare program set to run out of funding at the end of the month due to the federal government shutdown. 
The federal government has been shut down for three weeks as lawmakers in Washington have failed to reach an agreement to extend funding amid a fight over enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidi...

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