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State Rep. Rachel Baker tells Woodlawn officials she is fighting cuts to lead prevention and urging property tax relief
Summary
State Rep. Rachel Baker (House District 27) visited the Woodlawn council to introduce herself, describe her health-focused committee work, say she voted no on the state operating budget and warn that lead-prevention funding in the state budget was cut sharply; she offered to connect the village to state resources for maternal-child health and environmental health.
State Rep. Rachel Baker, newly representing the area after redistricting, attended the Village of Woodlawn council meeting Aug. 26 to meet residents and discuss state-level issues that could affect the village.
Baker described her background as a nurse and nurse researcher and said she sits on health-related committees. She told the council she voted "no" on the recently passed state operating budget and said the governor vetoed 67 line items; she urged local officials to ask senators…
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