The Evers administration says it got full FoodShare benefits distributed before the Trump administration appealed an order on SNAP benefits.

Around 337,000 Wisconsin households received $104 million in FoodShare payments on November 6, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The Evers administration said full November FoodShare benefits are still available on all QUEST cards.

According to Gov. Tony Evers’ administration, over 330,000 Wisconsin households were paid their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits by Friday morning. The release of the funds comes as the federal government shutdown entered day 38 on Friday;

Wisconsin will immediately release full FoodShare benefits after a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore SNAP funding, Gov. Tony Evers said on Thursday night.

Hours after a federal court ordered the Trump Administration to stop withholding SNAP (known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)

Wisconsin residents who depend on FoodShare benefits will lose access to the program starting Nov. 1, as the federal government shutdown continues to impact state-funded assistance programs.

Governor Evers authorized full November FoodShare payments for Wisconsin residents amid a government shutdown.

Senate President Mary Felzkowski said state lawmakers likely won't seek to backfill the federally funded food stamp program with state funding.

The court ruling is the latest in a weeks-long legal battle over the fate of the nation’s largest public initiative to combat hunger.