MADISON, Wis. (WBAY) - Governor Tony Evers has signed an executive order declaring a state of emergency amid a lapse in FoodShare benefits due to the government shutdown.

The executive order directs the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP) to ensure that price-gouging is prohibited across the state, and directs all executive branch state agencies to take any and all measures to respond to the emergency, including reviewing and suspending any administrative rules that could delay the response.

700,000 Wisconsinites rely on FoodShare benefits to get groceries. Two courts ruled on Friday that the Trump administration must continue to fund SNAP programs with contingency funds.

The governor’s office says that the governor does not have the power to ap

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