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Roughly 8% of Minnesotans 12% of Wisconsinites are days away from losing SNAP benefits.

Food shelves and banks are already strained with fewer available hours in Wisconsin compared to Minnesota.

Food banks and shelves aren’t equipped to fill the gap.

More than 440,000 Minnesotans — roughly 8% of the population — use SNAP benefits.

In Wisconsin, nearly 700,000 people — or 12% of the state’s population — rely on SNAP through the state’s FoodShare program.