Legislation authored by Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) to streamline licensing for cosmetology professionals across state lines is set to become law after being approved by the House of Representatives today. [Read More]
Sen. Dave Argall (R-29), in response to many constituent requests after Pennsylvania State Trooper Michael E. Pahira, Jr. was killed in the line of duty during a Schuylkill County traffic stop last week, has noted his continuing support for strengthening laws governing non-domiciled Commercial Driver’s Licenses (CDLs) in Pennsylvania. Trooper Pahira was struck by a tractor-trailer driven by a person who was in the country illegally and had a non-domiciled CDL from Massachusetts. [Read More]
Pennsylvania Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward (R-39), Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman (R-41), Senate Transportation Committee Chair Judy Ward (R-30) and Senate Majority Policy Committee Chair David Argall (R-29) issued the following statement today: [Read More]
Sens. Judy Schwank (D-11) and Dave Argall (R-29) today announced the appointment of Dr. Edward B. Michalik, Jr. to serve as a public member of Pennsylvania’s State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators. [Read More]
Schuylkill Community Action has been awarded more than $225,000 to provide affordable housing through the Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement Fund (PHARE), said Rep. Tim Twardzik (R-123), Rep. Dane Watro (R-116) and Sen. Dave Argall (R-29). [Read More]
School safety grants totaling more than $87,000 were awarded to two nonpublic schools in Schuylkill County, said Reps. Tim Twardzik (R-123), Jamie Barton (R-124), Dane Watro (R-116) and JoAnne Stehr (R-107), and Sen. Dave Argall (R-29). [Read More]
Rep. Tim Twardzik (R-123) and Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) are pleased to announce that Schuylkill Technology Centers has been awarded $74,895 through the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s Competitive Equipment Grants program to strengthen career and technical education (CTE) opportunities for students in Schuylkill County. [Read More]
The June edition of the local TV program hosted by Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) highlights a community effort to build an innovation center and community hub at the former site of a row of blighted buildings in downtown Shenandoah. Local leaders recently gathered to celebrate the opening of Downtown Shenandoah, Inc.’s Center for Education, Business, and the Arts. [Read More]
State grants totaling more than $127,000 were awarded to community and economic development projects in Luzerne County this week, according to Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) and Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski (D-121), who worked with local leaders to secure this highly competitive funding. [Read More]
tate grants totaling more than $670,000 were awarded to community and economic development projects in Luzerne County this week, according to Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) and Rep. Jamie Walsh (R-117), who worked with local leaders to secure this highly competitive funding. [Read More]
