Food

Gov. Tony Evers said Wisconsin is restoring benefits for nearly 700,000 Wisconsinites who receive federal food aid.

Milwaukee County is allocating $150,000 to help residents who rely on federal food assistance amid the ongoing government shutdown. 

Gov. Tony Evers has declared a state of emergency and a period of “abnormal economic disruption” due to the ongoing federal government shutdown and a potential lapse in FoodShare benefits.

The federal government shutdown is having a snowball effect on thousands of Milwaukee County residents who depend on food banks, government health insurance and federal housing assistance to survive. 

Local business owners and volunteers around the state are stepping in to bridge the gap for the 700,000 Wisconsinites who receive food assistance.

The end of FoodShare benefits due to the federal government shutdown has left many in Wisconsin wondering how they’ll access food next month.

Wisconsin chocolate makers say that global cocoa supply disruptions and Trump administration tariffs are skyrocketing the cost to produce the confectionery in the state.

A Wisconsin-themed episode of the actor’s new docuseries “Breaking Bread” is airing Sunday, Nov. 2.

The government shutdown is creating uncertainty about whether a federal food benefit program that helps support pregnant people and young children will run out of money.

At the Cell To Table cooking event, the audience witnessed how people use scarce resources to create dishes like fried rice and Pop-Tart pie in prison. But participants say cooking in their cells also created a community.