Gov. Tony Evers’ administration received correspondence that Wisconsin should return FoodShare payments, its version of SNAP, to the federal government, of which Evers said no to.
“Pursuant to and consistent with an active court order, Wisconsin legally loaded benefits to cards, ensuring nearly 700,000 Wisconsinites, including nearly 270,000 kids, had access to basic food and groceries,” Evers said in a statement.
A coalition of states and governors filed a letter on Saturday to the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reject the Trump administration’s latest efforts to take SNAP payments from states.
FoodShare payments for November were made on Thursday evening and Friday after the program had previously run out of funding due to the federal government shutdown.
The letter specifically wants the court to enforce a court directive to the administration to ensure SNAP payments for November are paid in full. SNAP benefits ran out on Nov. 1.
After the letter was filed, the Trump administration said states “must immediately undo any steps taken to issue full SNAP benefits for November 2025.”
Gov. Evers said he does not plan on following the Trump administration’s directive.
“Our administration is actively in court fighting against the Trump Administration’s efforts to yank food assistance away from Wisconsin’s kids, families and seniors, and we are eager for the court to resolve this issue by directing the Trump administration to comply with court orders and provide the certainty to the many Wisconsin families and businesses who rely on FoodShare,” Evers said in a statement.
