Senate Advances Spending Plan to Fund Critical Needs
Counties, school districts, hospitals and others would receive critical state funding immediately under a bill approved by the Senate Tuesday, according to Sen. Dave Argall (R-29): [Read More]
Brown, Argall Host Public Hearing on Data Center Development in the Commonwealth
As the development of new data centers accelerates throughout Pennsylvania, Sen. Rosemary Brown (R-40) and Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) hosted a public hearing of the Senate Majority Policy Committee to review the potential impacts for nearby communities and the economy. [Read More]
Culver, Argall Host Mental Health Roundtable in Danville
Sen. Lynda Schlegel Culver (R-27) and Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) co-hosted a public roundtable of the Senate Majority Policy Committee today at Geisinger Behavioral Health Center Danville to discuss the challenges and opportunities in delivering mental health services across Pennsylvania. [Read More]
Public hearing on data center development in Pennsylvania
Senate Majority Policy Committee | Valley View High School Auditorium, 1 Columbus Drive, Archbald, PA [Read More]
Brown, Argall to Host Public Hearing on Data Center Development
At the invitation of Sen. Rosemary Brown (R-40), Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) will chair a public hearing of the Senate Majority Policy Committee in Archbald about data center development. [Read More]
Informational meeting regarding mental health services
Senate Majority Policy Committee | 206 Marie Hall Drive, Danville, PA [Read More]
Culver, Argall to Host Roundtable on Mental Health Services in Danville
At the invitation of Sen. Lynda Schlegel Culver (R-27), Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) will chair a public roundtable of the Senate Majority Policy Committee in Danville about mental health services in both urban and rural areas of Pennsylvania. [Read More]
Pennycuick, Argall Tour Rockland Immunochemicals, Review Growing Life Sciences Sector in Southeast Pennsylvania
Sen. Tracy Pennycuick (R-24) and Senate Majority Policy Committee chairman Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) toured the 60,000 sq. ft. lab space of Rockland Immunochemicals, Inc. today to learn more about their operations and the blooming life science industry in southeast Pennsylvania. During the tour, they discussed how state government could contribute to advancing this important industry. [Read More]
Walsh, Argall Announce State Funding to Reduce Flooding in Freeland
Rep. Jamie Walsh (R-117) and Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) announced today that Freeland Borough secured a low-interest loan of almost $3.5 million from the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) to reduce flooding in residential neighborhoods. Over 3,000 feet of pipe, 36 inlets, and new curbing will be installed at Yale, Foster, North, Chestnut, Laurel, and Pine Streets, providing drainage during heavy storms. [Read More]
Argall TV Report: Students Become Senators for a Day at Penn State Schuylkill
The July edition of the local TV program hosted by Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) visits Penn State Schuylkill, where high school students from across the 29th district learned what it’s like to be a state senator or representative at Argall’s Senator for a Day student government seminar. [Read More]
The Farm Store, Downtown Pottsville’s Farm to Table Grocery Store, Awarded Funding to Retrofit Community Kitchen
The Farm Store was awarded a highly competitive state grant of $250,000 to support their mission to provide fresh food from local farmers to residents and visitors in downtown Pottsville, according to Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) and Rep. Tim Twardzik (R-123). [Read More]
Argall Bill to Update Governor, Lieutenant Governor Disability Procedures Approved in Committee
A bill to update the procedures that ensure the continuity of Pennsylvania’s state government if a governor or lieutenant governor is unable to perform their duties was approved with unanimous support by the Senate State Government Committee today, according to Sen. Dave Argall (R-29). [Read More]
Senate Public Hearing: New Rural Dental School Needed in Tamaqua
A severe dental care crisis in rural Pennsylvania is causing life-threatening health issues, according to testimony from a public hearing of the Senate Majority Policy Committee chaired by Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) today. The committee reviewed many different strategies to encourage more dentists and other professionals to practice in small towns, cities, and townships, including Temple University’s proposed rural dental school in Tamaqua, the first of its kind in Pennsylvania. [Read More]
Public hearing on to review the growing shortage of dentists and their staff assistants in rural Pennsylvania
Senate Majority Policy Committee | Lehigh Carbon Community College, Morgan Center, 234 High Street, Tamaqua, PA | Watch Live [Read More]
Senate Majority Policy Committee to Examine Rural Dental Care Shortages
The Senate Majority Policy Committee, chaired by Sen. Dave Argall (R-29), will visit Tamaqua next week to review the growing shortage of dentists and their staff assistants in rural Pennsylvania. [Read More]
Argall Bill to Fund Blight Demolition Approved in Committee
Legislation introduced by Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) to provide more funding to demolish blighted buildings was approved with bipartisan support by the Senate Urban Affairs and Housing Committee today. [Read More]
Argall TV Report: Fighting Blight Revitalizes Neighborhoods
The June edition of the local TV program hosted by Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) examines strategies to repair or demolish blighted buildings in communities large and small across Pennsylvania. [Read More]
Argall, Twardzik, Stehr Announce Solar for Schools Grants
Sen. Dave Argall (R-29), Rep. Tim Twardzik (R-123), and Rep. JoAnne Stehr (R-107) announced that $2.3 million was awarded to Schuylkill County schools from the Solar for Schools program to install solar arrays on roofs or grounds, saving money on energy bills. [Read More]
Heffley, Argall Announce Economic Development Grants for Carbon County Communities
Over $730,000 was awarded to community development projects in Carbon County today through the Monroe County Contiguous Local Share Account, according to Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-122) and Sen. Dave Argall (R-29). [Read More]
Walsh, Argall Announce Economic Development Grants for Luzerne County Communities
Over $580,000 was awarded to community development projects in Luzerne County today through the Luzerne County Local Share Account, according to Rep. Jamie Walsh (R-117) and Sen. Dave Argall (R-29). [Read More]