SLATINGTON – State Senator David G. Argall (R-29) and Representative Julie Harhart (R-183) announced today that they will both introduce resolutions to identify cost-saving measures in state government. The resolutions would create a bipartisan commission made up of appointees from the private and public sectors to help the General Assembly eliminate unnecessary government spending. The […] [Read More]
Legislation Would Prohibit the Operation of a Motor Vehicle While Writing, Sending or Reading Text Messages HARRISBURG – The effort to discourage Pennsylvania motorists from using mobile devices in moving cars took another step forward today, according to State Senator David G. Argall (R-29). Argall voted in support of Senate Bill 143, legislation prohibiting the […] [Read More]
HARRISBURG – Bipartisan legislation designed to help local communities fight blight and repair or demolish abandoned properties has been approved by the Senate Urban Affairs and Housing Committee, according to State Senator David G. Argall (R-29), the prime sponsor of Senate Bill 900. Senate Bill 900, the proposed “Neighborhood Blight Reclamation and Revitalization Act,” would […] [Read More]
HARRISBURG – A recent Legislative Budget and Finance Committee (LBFC) report on Keystone Opportunity Zones (KOZs) highlighted the need for several reforms championed by State Senator David G. Argall (R-29). The report pointed out deficiencies in evaluating the effectiveness of the program. Argall introduced an amendment to the KOZ expansion law last year to increase […] [Read More]
HARRISBURG – The Senate Education Committee approved legislation this week to reduce costs for students at Pennsylvania’s colleges and universities, according to State Senator David G. Argall (R-29), who supported the measures. “As a recent Penn State Ph.D. student and father of two college students, I see firsthand the need for cost control measures at […] [Read More]
HARRISBURG –State Senator David G. Argall (R-29) and Representative Jerry Knowles (R-124) today urged Gov. Rendell and the House of Representatives to finish the state’s most pressing job – completing a taxpayer-friendly state budget, thus preventing payless paydays for thousands of state employees. “For the seventh year in a row, Pennsylvania is beginning a new […] [Read More]
HARRISBURG – Five Schuylkill County dam improvement projects will receive funding from Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Financing Authority, according to the county’s legislative delegation. More than $17 million in grants from the H2O PA High Hazard Unsafe Dam grant program will help to protect approximately 6,000 residents and more than 70 area businesses that could be affected […] [Read More]
HARRISBURG, July 21 – Schuylkill County’s state legislators announced today that seven water and sewer projects in the county have received nearly $14 million in Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority funding. The projects are expected to create an estimated 230 construction related jobs, according to Pennvest. “This is good news on a few fronts,” said state […] [Read More]
HARRISBURG – State Senator David G. Argall (R-29) and State Representative Jerry Knowles (R-124) today announced a grant award of $5.3 million to repair the Lower and Upper Owl Creek Dams. The Borough of Tamaqua will receive the grants to construct spillways, flatten the downstream embankment slope and raise dam height for the Lower Owl […] [Read More]
HARRISBURG – The Senate State Government Committee unanimously approved legislation today sponsored by Sen. David G. Argall (R-29) to transfer the former National Guard Armory in Pottsville to the Schuylkill County YMCA. Senate Bill 852 authorizes the Pennsylvania Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor and the Department of Military and Veterans’ […] [Read More]
