After the federal government abruptly cut COVID program grants this week, the Minnesota Department of Health is considering layoffs. The department confirmed between 150 and 200 jobs may be cut after the $226 million shortfall. The federal government made the cut because it said the funds weren't needed anymore.

Minnesota's Health Commissioner Dr. Brooke Cunningham says the public still needs good information about vaccines.

And the largest union for state employees is telling its members they will push back on the governor's plan to send state workers back to the office.

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MDH commissioner: $226 million cuts to federal COVID-19 grants ‘shortsighted’

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