US EditionGov. Evers declares state of emergency over SNAP benefits pause
Nearly 700,000 Wisconsinites face delayed food benefits as Governor Evers directs state agencies to combat price gouging and suspend hindering rules amid funding lapse.
- On Friday, Governor Tony Evers declared a state of emergency to address shutdown effects as federal funding for FoodShare is set to lapse on Nov. 1.
- After the federal shutdown began on Oct. 1, the U.S. Department of Agriculture planned to freeze SNAP payments starting Nov. 1, while federal judges ordered the administration to use contingency funds.
- The order empowers the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection to enforce against price gouging and suspend rules hindering emergency response, protecting nearly 700,000 Wisconsin residents reliant on FoodShare, including around 270,000 children.
- Payments will be delayed, as FoodShare beneficiaries face postponed card recharges and Tony Evers, Governor of Wisconsin, is unsure if the Trump Administration will comply while Republican leaders oppose spending state funds.
- With food pantries under strain, Tony Evers, Governor of Wisconsin, mobilizes state resources to support food access networks, urges contact with congressional representatives, and highlights assistance via 211 and a task force.
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Evers issues state of emergency over Trump cutoff of SNAP food aid to families
‘It’s terrifying’ – but neighbors across Wisconsin are pitching in to fill some of the gap for 700,000 in the state whose SNAP lifeline was cut as part of Republicans’ government shutdown. “We used SNAP and WIC—I grew up on those programs.” Isra, of Eau Claire, recalls when he was young—his family was reliant on FoodShare—that’s Wisconsin’s version of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). In a similar scenario now, where even tho…
Evers declares state of emergency, orders DATCP to fight price gouging
MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers declared a state of emergency and a period of abnormal economic disruption on Friday amid the ongoing federal government shutdown, citing uncertainty around
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