Wisconsin Grocers Concerned About the Future of the Federally Funded FoodShare Program

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2025 -- 12:00 PM

(Wisconsin Radio Network) Wisconsin grocers have concerns about the future of the federally funded FoodShare program.

According to the Wisconsin Radio Network, that’s the state’s version of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and the House passed budget reconciliation bill makes deep cuts.

Mike Semmann is president of the Wisconsin Grocers Association. He said without additional support or without some consideration at the federal level or state level, “some local grocery stores might not make it through.”

The state Department of Health Services reports FoodShare benefits 700,000 residents. Semmann says that makes it financially viable to keep stores open in some communities.

The WGA has asked its members to contact their representatives in Washington “to help add to the discussion about what it means to be a community grocer.”

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