MCKEANSBURG – Senator David G. Argall (R-29) and Representative Jerry Knowles (R-124) today announced road improvements are set to soon begin for a six mile section of Route 895, from the intersection with Route 61 in Molino to the split of Route 895 and Route 443 in New Ringgold. “I’m thankful that this stretch of […] [Read More]
COALDALE – Senator David G. Argall (R-29) and Representative Doyle Heffley (R-122) today announced a $750,000 grant award through the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) for the creation of a state-of-the-art surgical suite at St. Luke’s Hospital – Miners Campus, providing new jobs and increasing quality healthcare for local patients. Argall and Heffley made the […] [Read More]
HARRISBURG – Legislation to designate State Routes 3035 and 3033, a six-mile stretch of roadway that runs through Robesonia Borough and Heidelberg, North Heidelberg and Penn Townships in Berks County, as the Captain David Eric Pannabecker POW-MIA Memorial Highway was unanimously approved today by the Senate Transportation Committee. The legislation, Senate Bill 1395, was introduced […] [Read More]
HARRISBURG – Legislation strengthening existing law requiring state agencies to be located in a downtown unanimously passed the Senate today. Senator Argall’s Senate Bill 276 reinforces Act 32, the original Downtown Location Law which he sponsored in 2000. Argall’s legislation would require increased coordination between the Department of Community and Economic Development and organizations committed […] [Read More]
MAHANOY CITY – Senator David G. Argall (R-29) today reminded constituents that Senate Bill 314, Senator Tomlinson’s (R-Bucks) new law to ban “texting” while driving in the state of Pennsylvania, goes into effect on March 8. “Too often we open the newspapers to read about innocent lives taken due to distracted driving,” said Argall, who […] [Read More]
HARRISBURG – Legislation strengthening existing law requiring state agencies to be located in a downtown unanimously passed the Senate Appropriations Committee today. Senator Argall’s Senate Bill 276 reinforces Act 32 of 2000, the original Downtown Location Law. Since Argall’s Downtown Location Law went into effect over 11 years ago, annually over 90 percent of all […] [Read More]
MAHANOY CITY – Senator David G. Argall (R-29) today announced the creation of a new website designed to serve as a one-stop shop for individuals involved in the fight against blight and abandonment. The site can be accessed through Senator Argall’s homepage: www.SenatorArgall.com or visitors can directly access the site by accessing: https://www.senatorargall.com/fight-blight/. On April […] [Read More]
HARRISBURG – This month’s local TV report by Senator Argall focuses on the state’s ongoing efforts to reform its welfare system. Senator Argall recently interviewed Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare Secretary Gary Alexander to get an update from the administration as well as learn about new initiatives important to taxpayers. “The unique occasion to sit […] [Read More]
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]
AT&T Customers Get More Mobile Broadband Coverage in Schuylkill County (PDF) – click here to view. [Read More]
