Apr 14, 2021
MADISON (WKOW) Governor Tony Evers announced Tuesday the state reached an agreement with U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Nutrition Service to provide an additional $70 million per month in emergency food aid.
The Department of Health Services lost out on more than $50 million for the month of May and would have continued to lose funding that went to about 255,000 households.
Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020, states that had declared a public health emergency received additional funds for food assistance. The state supreme court ruled on March 31 the governor does not have the authority of issue new extensions of an emergency order after 60 days.