Two State Health Department Employees Resign During Pandemic
Wednesday, June 10th, 2020 -- 11:13 AM
(AP) -Two of Wisconsin’s top officials at the state health department have resigned in the middle of the coronavirus outbreak, with one joining a liberal advocacy group while another’s departure is shrouded in secrecy.Nicole Safar, who had been the third in command at the state Department of Health Services, left the agency to join A Better Wisconsin Together, the liberal group announced on Monday. State Health Officer Jeanne Ayers was asked to resign from the department in early May and she told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in an article published Tuesday that she was not given a reason why.
A spokeswomen for the department did not immediately respond to messages left Tuesday.
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