MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced Tuesday that, due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, Wisconsin’s FoodShare program, which provides food assistance to hungry kids, families and seniors, will run out of funding in 10 days.

The announcement comes on day 21 of the federal government shutdown. Evers said the Trump administration recently notified Wisconsin that there will be insufficient funds to pay full November SNAP benefits for about 42 million individuals across the nation.

States were directed to hold their November issuance files and delay transmission to state EBT vendors until further notice, according to Evers.

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Evers said FoodShare, which is fully funded by the federal government, is in jeopardy based on the Trump administration’s directive and may not b

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