US EditionMDH announces layoffs after federal government cuts funding
- The Minnesota Department of Health announced layoffs on Tuesday, impacting 170 employees.
- These layoffs occurred because the federal government terminated pandemic-era grants.
- MDH also issued 'at risk' notices to 300 employees due to seniority-based layoff rules.
- MDH Commissioner Cunningham stated, "The sudden and unexpected action from the federal government left us with no choice but to proceed with layoffs immediately."
- The layoffs and funding cuts will reduce services across MDH, impacting public health programs.
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Lewiston Sun JournalLow-income care provider in Lewiston to layoff 40, cut services
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Minnesota Department of Health lays off 10% of staff after federal funding cut
ROCHESTER — The Minnesota Department of Health is laying off 170 employees after the federal government pulled $226 million of funding from the state health agency. In a press release Tuesday, April 1, MDH called the layoffs "a direct consequence of the unprecedented and unexpected action by the federal government." "It is devastating to be forced to reduce critical services and give notices to so many dedicated public health professionals becau…
·Cherokee County, United States
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