During the Senate’s session this week to continue work on the state budget, two bills authored by Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) were passed with bipartisan support by the full Senate, while a third advanced out of committee. [Read More]
The September edition of the local TV program hosted by Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) reviews the annual Service to Youth and Community Breakfast hosted by the Hawk Mountain Council. The event honored volunteers who go above and beyond in their work to build a stronger community. Mahanoy City native Mike Rhoades, the head coach of the Penn State Men’s Basketball team, was the keynote speaker. [Read More]
The August edition of the local TV program hosted by Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) looks in on a public hearing of the Senate Majority Policy Committee chaired by Argall on the severe dental care shortages in Pennsylvania and how a proposed dental school in downtown Tamaqua could improve care for local families now and in the future. [Read More]
WILLIAMSPORT – Strategies to strengthen partnerships between educators and workforce development organizations were examined during a public hearing of the Senate Majority Policy Committee hosted by Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) and Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) at Lycoming College. Legislators, educators, employers, leaders of labor and career development organizations, and students came together to discuss how […] [Read More]
As the development of new data centers accelerates throughout Pennsylvania, Sen. Rosemary Brown (R-40) and Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) hosted a public hearing of the Senate Majority Policy Committee to review the potential impacts for nearby communities and the economy. [Read More]
Sen. Lynda Schlegel Culver (R-27) and Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) co-hosted a public roundtable of the Senate Majority Policy Committee today at Geisinger Behavioral Health Center Danville to discuss the challenges and opportunities in delivering mental health services across Pennsylvania. [Read More]
Sen. Tracy Pennycuick (R-24) and Senate Majority Policy Committee chairman Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) toured the 60,000 sq. ft. lab space of Rockland Immunochemicals, Inc. today to learn more about their operations and the blooming life science industry in southeast Pennsylvania. During the tour, they discussed how state government could contribute to advancing this important industry. [Read More]
Rep. Jamie Walsh (R-117) and Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) announced today that Freeland Borough secured a low-interest loan of almost $3.5 million from the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) to reduce flooding in residential neighborhoods. Over 3,000 feet of pipe, 36 inlets, and new curbing will be installed at Yale, Foster, North, Chestnut, Laurel, and Pine Streets, providing drainage during heavy storms. [Read More]
A bill to update the procedures that ensure the continuity of Pennsylvania’s state government if a governor or lieutenant governor is unable to perform their duties was approved with unanimous support by the Senate State Government Committee today, according to Sen. Dave Argall (R-29). [Read More]
A severe dental care crisis in rural Pennsylvania is causing life-threatening health issues, according to testimony from a public hearing of the Senate Majority Policy Committee chaired by Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) today. The committee reviewed many different strategies to encourage more dentists and other professionals to practice in small towns, cities, and townships, including Temple University’s proposed rural dental school in Tamaqua, the first of its kind in Pennsylvania. [Read More]
