May 13, 2013
Future of Main Street and Elm Street Programs
Senate Urban Affairs & Housing Committee Hearing - May 16, 2013 [Read More]
Author: Eric K.
April 26, 2013
Senate Bill 859
Senate Urban Affairs & Housing Committee Meeting - May 1, 2013 [Read More]
March 27, 2013
Berks Park 78 to get Investment Boost from State for Infrastructure
BETHEL – Senators David G. Argall (R-29) and Mike Folmer (R-48) joined county officials to announce an investment through the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) for infrastructure projects at Berks Park 78. [Read More]
March 19, 2013
Senate Bill 607
Senate Urban Affairs & Housing Committee Meeting - March 20, 2013 [Read More]
December 19, 2012
Argall Appointed Chairman of Senate Urban Affairs and Housing Committee
HARRISBURG – Senator David G. Argall (R-Schuylkill) has been appointed by Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati (R-Jefferson) to serve as Chairman of the Senate Urban Affairs and Housing Committee. “I’m very pleased to appoint Senator Argall as Chairman of the Urban Affairs & Housing Committee,” said Scarnati. “His extensive experience working on issues related […] [Read More]
September 28, 2012
Independent Fiscal Office Report Shows Pathway to Passing True Property Tax Elimination, Says Sponsors
HARRISBURG – The three legislators, including state Sens. David G. Argall, R-Schuylkill, Mike Folmer, R-Lebanon, and Rep. Jim Cox, R-Berks, sponsoring legislation to eliminate school district property taxes today released the following statement regarding the Independent Fiscal Office’s analysis of Senate Bill 1400 and House Bill 1776: “The thorough analysis put together by the Independent […] [Read More]
July 26, 2012
Property Tax Elimination Proposal Reviewed in Senate Hearing
The Senate Finance Committee, chaired by Senator Mike Brubaker (R-Lancaster), convened this morning to review a proposal sponsored by Senators David G. Argall (R-Schuylkill) and Mike Folmer (R-Lebanon) that would eliminate the school district property taxes and replace the funding for public schools with a new mixture of expanded sales and state income taxes. [Read More]
February 15, 2012
Op-Ed: Governor’s Budget Proposal Holds Line on Taxes
By: Senator David G. Argall (R-29) Governor Corbett recently addressed a joint session of the legislature to lay out his proposal for the 2012-13 fiscal year. The Governor’s budget decreases overall state spending and holds the line on taxes. The vast majority of my constituents have told me that they cannot afford a tax increase […] [Read More]
January 26, 2012
Letter to the Editor for the Times-Tribune
Dear Editor: A recent editorial in the Times-Tribune (“Gather data on KOZ results,” December 29) encouraged the House of Representatives to pass Senate Bill 1237, which recently was approved by the Senate and included my amendment to require the state to collect additional data regarding both the costs and the benefits of Pennsylvania’s tax-free “Keystone […] [Read More]
January 26, 2012
Letter to the Editor for the Standard Speaker
Dear Editor: A recent editorial in the Standard Speaker (“Bill would offer better accounting of KOZ benefits,” December 30) encouraged the House of Representatives to pass Senate Bill 1237, which recently was approved by the Senate and included my amendment to require the state to collect additional data regarding both the costs and the benefits […] [Read More]