Rachel B. Baker News

COLUMBUS - State Rep. Rachel Baker (D-Cincinnati) today denounced flyers left on the driveways of Anderson Township and Walnut Hills residents over the weekend containing messages of white supremacy and hate speech.

COLUMBUS- State Rep. Rachel Baker (D-Cincinnati) Monday announced that the Controlling Board has approved $6M to develop, create, and implement a statewide public awareness campaign for the 988 Crisis and Suicide Lifeline in Ohio. The 988 hotline saw 12,000 contacts per month in its first year, which was funded exclusively with one-time federal dollars. Monday’s approval includes both state GRF funds and a federal mental health block grant.

COLUMBUS- State Rep. Rachel Baker (D-Cincinnati) today announced the investment of $90 million to strengthen mental health and addiction crisis services across Ohio thanks to President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act. A total of 37 regional projects will receive funding through the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (MHAS).  

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Rachel Baker (D-Cincinnati) today announced that the Ohio Controlling Board has released a $22.2 billion funding appropriation for school districts across Ohio. Thanks to the House Democrats fighting for school funding in the budget process, the formula is continuing to be implemented with updated 2022 data, increasing the state’s commitment to public education.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Rachel Baker (D-Cincinnati) today announced her appointment to the OneOhio Recovery Foundation Board. This committee was created at the direction of Ohio’s state and local leaders to distribute 55% of funds Ohio receives from the pharmaceutical industry to invest in opioid misuse treatment, recovery, and prevention efforts.

COLUMBUS– State Rep. Rachel Baker (D-Cincinnati) today announced the Ohio House’s unanimous passage of House Bill (HB) 5, bipartisan priority legislation that modernizes Ohio’s adoption process and prioritizes the best interest of the child.

COLUMBUS– State Rep. Rachel Baker (D-Cincinnati) today denounced the passage of House Bill (HB) 68, which would ban gender-affirming care for minors as well as ban transgender athletes from playing on the sports teams that align with their gender identity.

COLUMBUS– State Rep. Rachel Baker (D-Cincinnati) today announced $1,354,376 in Fiscal Year 2026 for the City of Loveland from the Ohio Department of Transportation’s Systemic Safety Funding Program. 

COLUMBUS – State Reps. Rachel Baker (D-Cincinnati) and Darnell Brewer (D-Cleveland) today gave sponsor testimony before the Ohio House Health Provider Services Committee on House Bill (HB) 188, legislation that would designate the second full week in June as Ohio Nursing Assistants Week.

COLUMBUS – State Reps. Rachel Baker (D-Cincinnati) and Sharon Ray (R-Wadsworth) today gave sponsor testimony before the Ohio House Families & Aging Committee on House Bill (HB) 5, bipartisan priority legislation that modernizes Ohio’s adoption process and prioritizes the best interest of the child.

tate Rep. Rachel Baker (D-Cincinnati) and joint sponsor, Assistant Majority Whip Sharon Ray (R-Wadsworth) today held a press conference on the Adoption Modernization Act, priority legislation that modernizes Ohio’s adoption process and prioritizes the best interest of the child.