On Feb. 10, the University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty and the UW Division of Extension hosted an online webinar as a part of their Wisconsin Knowledge Boost virtual learning series ...

Advocates are urging state lawmakers to help Wisconsin absorb new administrative costs as a result of federal changes to the nation’s primary food assistance program. Changes made to Supplemental ...

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A bill is making its way through Wisconsin state legislature that could enact FoodShare purchase restrictions on sugary foods and drinks.

The federal enforcement structure adds another layer of risk. Under USDA guidance for waiver states, undercover compliance ...

About 700,000 Wisconsinites’ FoodShare benefits will be delayed in November due to the federal government shutdown. FoodShare is Wisconsin’s name for the federally funded Supplemental Nutrition ...

A produce cooler at Willy Street Co-op in Madison, Wisconsin. FoodShare funding from the federal government will stop Nov. 1 if the federal government shutdown continues. (Photo by Erik Gunn/Wisconsin ...

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - The Wisconsin Assembly passed Assembly Bill 180 Friday, which would allow Wisconsin’s Department of Health Services to seek a federal waiver to ban FoodShare recipients from ...

MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin's FoodShare program will run out of funding in 10 days due to the federal government shutdown, Gov. Evers said Tuesday. The program, which is 100-percent funded by the ...

Milwaukee is launching a city and county-wide food drive ahead of the impending halt of FoodShare benefits on Nov. 1 due to the federal government shutdown. There are a lot of high demand items at ...

Anyone who receives food assistance in Wisconsin could have their purchases restricted under new legislation that would place the state among 18 others implementing new limits in 2026. FoodShare is ...