AUGUSTA - The Legislative Council approved a bill last week from Rep. Cheryl Golek, D-Harpswell, which would direct the Maine State Housing Authority (MSHA) to examine systemic difficulties in obtaining and utilizing low-income affordable housing vouchers and provide further support for Section 8 housing voucher recipients.
AUGUSTA - Rep. Cheryl Golek, D-Harpswell, was presented the Maine People's Alliance (MPA) Rising Tide Award for her work to address Maine's housing crisis during the first session of the 131st Legislature. The award was presented at the organization's annual banquet on Sept. 28.
AUGUSTA - On Wednesday, Governor Janet Mills signed into law a measure that will improve safety for students when entering and exiting a school bus. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Cheryl Golek, D-Harpswell.
LD 62 requires antipinch sensors to be installed in all new school buses starting in 2025.
AUGUSTA - The Maine Legislature voted this week to enact a measure from Rep. Cheryl Golek, D-Harpswell, that would improve access to energy efficiency programs for low- and moderate-income Mainers living in manufactured homes.
AUGUSTA - The Maine House of Representatives gave final approval on Thursday to LD 1520, sponsored by Rep. Cheryl Golek, D-Harpswell, which would direct the Maine Department of Education and the Maine Department of Health and Human Services to study the feasibility of placing child care facilities in schools.
AUGUSTA - The Maine Legislature voted this week to advance LD 62, An Act to Require Antipinch Sensors on School Bus Doors, sponsored by Rep. Cheryl Golek, D-Harpswell.
As amended, the bill would require antipinch sensors to be installed in all new school buses starting in 2025.
AUGUSTA - The Legislature's Education and Cultural Affairs Committee voted Thursday to advance an amended version of LD 1520, a measure from Rep. Cheryl Golek, D-Harpswell, that would direct the Maine Department of Education and the Maine Department of Health and Human Services to study the feasibility of placing child care facilities in schools. The vote was 6-4 in favor with three members absent.
AUGUSTA - The Legislature's Labor and Housing Committee voted last week to move forward a measure from Rep. Cheryl Golek, D-Harpswell, that would improve access to energy efficiency programs for low- and moderate-income Mainers living in manufactured homes.
Reps. Poppy Arford, D-Brunswick, Dan Ankeles, D-Brunswick, and Cheryl Golek, D-Harpswell, welcomed students from Brunswick High School's rights and responsibilities of citizenship and AP government classes to the State House on Tuesday. The classes are taught by Ben Clark and Connor Lynch.
Contact:
Brian Lee [Arford, Ankeles, Golek], c. 305-965-2744
AUGUSTA - Rep. Cheryl Golek, D-Harpswell, presented LD 1520 at a public hearing before the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee on Monday, which would direct the Maine Department of Education and the Maine Department of Health and Human Services to study placing child care facilities in secondary schools.
