MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — A bill advancing in the Wisconsin Legislature would prohibit families from using Foodshare assistance for soda or candy.
Milwaukee Democrat, Senator LaTonya Johnson offered an amendment in the Joint Finance Committee on Wednesday
“At the end of the day, this is about making sure that families have the resources that they need to feed their families. Those families that are already the most vulnerable. It shouldn’t be about the type of food that they have in their carts,” Johnson said.
The bill is now ready for a vote in the state Senate. It previously passed the Assembly with bipartisan support after it was amended to include a request from Governor Tony Evers to put more state money into the FoodShare program to account for changes the federal government made in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.