The Temple University Board of Trustees officially committed to locating the Kornberg School of Dentistry’s first rural dental education center and clinic in downtown Tamaqua during their quarterly meeting this week, according to Rep. Jamie Barton (R-124) and Sen. Dave Argall (R-29). [Read More]
Rep. Tim Twardzik (R-123) and Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) today announced more than $480,000 in state grants were awarded to infrastructure projects in central Schuylkill County from the PA Small Water and Sewer Program. [Read More]
Rep. Jamie Barton (R-124) and Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) today announced more than $520,000 was awarded from the PA Small Water and Sewer Program to infrastructure projects in southern Schuylkill County. [Read More]
Rep. Jamie Walsh (R-117) and Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) today announced more than $330,000 was awarded from the PA Small Water and Sewer Program to two projects in Luzerne County. [Read More]
Strategies to improve reading performance in schools will be reviewed during a public hearing of the Senate Majority Policy Committee hosted by Sen. Tracy Pennycuick (R-24) and chaired by Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) next week. The hearing will focus on structured literacy, a science-based approach to reading instruction codified into law through Act 135 of 2024. [Read More]
HARRISBURG –– The Schuylkill County Historical Society was awarded a Cultural and Historical Support Grant of $9,000 by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), according to Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) and Reps. Tim Twardzik (R-123), Jamie Barton (R-124), Joanne Stehr (R-107) and Dane Watro (R-116). “We are very pleased the Schuylkill County Historical Society […] [Read More]
Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) and Rep. Dane Watro (R-116) announced more than $1.1 million in Local Share Account funds were awarded by the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) to several municipalities in Schuylkill and Luzerne counties today. [Read More]
Senate Majority Policy Committee | Trappe Fire Company #1, 20 W 5th Ave., Trappe, PA [Read More]
Schuylkill County state legislators will host a public roundtable reviewing the future of Penn State Schuylkill. The event is a continuation of the advocacy efforts that saved the campus from closure earlier this year. Time will be set aside for public comment. [Read More]
Legislation introduced by Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) at the request of the Pennsylvania State Corrections Officers Association was passed by the Senate with strong bipartisan support to address the staffing crisis facing the state’s correctional institutions. [Read More]
