ST. PAUL, Minn. (KEYC) – The Minnesota Department of Health has sent layoff and separation notices to around 300 employees, some of whose positions were funded by recently terminated federal grants.
Additionally, “at-risk” notices were sent to staff at risk for layoffs due to seniority rules around layoffs.
MDH says the layoffs and separations are a direct result of the federal government’s cuts last week of more than $220 million in previously approved funding. MDH says the layoffs and separations will impact services across the agency that Minnesota residents rely on, including those that support the state’s response to measles and H5N1, wastewater surveillance, the state’s public health laboratory, and community clinics and vaccination efforts…