MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Wisconsin retailers are being urged to continue to accept FoodShare benefits.
The Wisconsin Department of Ag, Trade and Consumer protection is reminding participating businesses that FoodShare recipients have had funding legally loaded onto their cards and businesses cannot turn away people using their cards at registers. If recipients are denied the ability to use a FoodShare card to purchase food when they have a balance remaining, they should tell store staff they’re able to use it and then contact Wisconsin’s Consumer Protection Hotline.
Wisconsin Democratic Governor Tony Evers has said no to a Trump Administration suggestion that Wisconsin should return FoodShare payments to the federal government.