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Wisconsin's FoodShare program is expected to end this week due to the federal government shutdown.

Nearly 700,000 Wisconsin residents who depend on the program for food assistance will be impacted.

A top state Republican leader indicated Wisconsin is unlikely to use state money to cover the federal funding gap.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has stated that contingency funds are not available to continue the program.

MADISON – Wisconsin's FoodShare program is set to shut down at the end of the week, after a top Republican legislative leader and the U.S. Department of Agriculture both indicated that neither is likely to step in with emergency funding to fill the gap of the federal government shutdown.

Senate President Mary Felzkowski said in an interview on WIS

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