Due to concerns about decades of bureaucratic inactivity and the waste of millions of taxpayer dollars at the White Haven Center and other closed, former state hospitals, the Senate State Government Committee advanced legislation introduced by Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) to move the issue forward by a vote of 10-1. [Read More]
The Senate Education Committee met today and advanced three bills with bipartisan support. [Read More]
The past achievements and future goals of the Tamaqua City Revitalization and Improvement Zone (CRIZ) were the focus of a visit to the borough by Pennsylvania Sec. of Revenue Pat Browne yesterday. Sen. Dave Argall (R-29), who wrote the law that allowed Tamaqua to apply for their CRIZ designation, was full of praise for the many community partners who have worked tirelessly to breathe new life into Tamaqua. [Read More]
The Pennsylvania Senate approved legislation today to end the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) electricity tax unilaterally enacted through executive order by the Wolf Administration in 2019, said Sen. Dave Argall (R-29). [Read More]
A new study shows a strong link between the increase in Tamaqua Area School District residents who have earned an associate degree and the Morgan Success Scholarship, which guarantees two years of free tuition for Tamaqua Area High School graduates who attend Lehigh Carbon Community College (LCCC). [Read More]
The September edition of the local TV program hosted by Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) focuses on the renovation and reuse of the former KME Fire Apparatus complex in Nesquehoning. [Read More]
The August edition of the local TV program hosted by Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) focuses on the renovation and reuse of the historic Schwab School in Weatherly and the YMCA building in Hazleton, two well-known buildings that have fallen into disrepair. [Read More]
After hearing disturbing accounts of antisemitism on college campuses across Pennsylvania, state Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) called on college administrators to take stronger actions against the perpetrators of this hatred during a public hearing of the Senate Education Committee. [Read More]
State Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) and state Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-122) joined local officials at a press conference today to announce that work to transform the blighted Schwab School in Weatherly into 30 affordable apartments will soon begin. [Read More]
A highly competitive state grant of $2 million and a low interest loan of $3 million were awarded to CAN DO, Inc. and Mericle Commercial Real Estate Services today to develop the Crossroads East Business Park on mine-scarred land in Hazle Township, according to Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) and Rep. Dane Watro (R-116). [Read More]
