Good morning.
Sunday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with a high of 51. Sunrise is 6:30 and sunset is 4:45 for 10 hours 15 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 88 percent of its visible disk illuminated.
On this day in 1920, KDKA of Pittsburgh starts broadcasting as the first commercial radio station in America.
In Wisconsin, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is known as FoodShare. The failure of the federal government to commit to funding the program puts hundreds of thousands of Wisconsinites at risk:
Gov. Tony Evers has declared a state of emergency and a period of “abnormal economic disruption” due to the ongoing federal government shutdown and a potential lapse in FoodShare benefits.
Evers’ order directs state agencies to take “any and all necessary and appropriate measures” to address the potential FoodShare stoppage, and requires them to suspend any administrative rules if they would “prevent, hinder, or delay necessary actions to respond to the emergency.” It also directs the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection to enforce prohibitions against price gouging.
The governor’s action comes as the federal government shutdown enters its second month, leaving benefits for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, in jeopardy for millions of Americans. That includes around 700,000 residents in Wisconsin, where the program is known as FoodShare.
See WPR Staff, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers declares state of emergency as shutdown continues, Wisconsin Public Radio, November 1, 2025.
The widespread need for FoodShare in Wisconsin — many hundreds of thousands — crosses all possible boundaries of location, race, ethnicity, gender, and creed. Whitewater and every other community in the state will be affected.
Federal failure on FoodShare a crisis for Wisconsin: