Top Wisconsin health official resigns amid spike in coronavirus cases

The top public health official in Wisconsin resigned Thursday amid an alarming surge in coronavirus cases across the Badger State. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) confirmed to The Hill on Friday that interim Division of Public Health Administrator Stephanie Smiley resigned from her post and will officially leave on Nov. 11.Wisconsin DHS Deputy Secretary Julie Willems Van Dijk will serve as interim state health officer and…