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Senator David Argall (Berks/Schuylkill) announced that the Borough of Sinking Spring was awarded a grant totaling $300,000 in order to upgrade the community’s sanitary sewer system.   [Read More]

Senator David G. Argall (R-Schuylkill/Berks) and Representative Mike Tobash  (R-Schuylkill/Dauphin) will host a community conversation about the impact of the heroin and opioid crisis in Schuylkill County on September 19 in Pine Grove.   [Read More]

Senator David G. Argall (R-Schuylkill/Berks) and Senator Randy Vulakovich (R-Allegheny) have introduced legislation that would require each state Executive and Independent Agency to produce an annual report to the Department of General Services.   [Read More]

The Senate Majority Policy Committee hosted a roundtable discussion today at Yuengling Brewery in Pottsville to learn more about the economic development and community revitalization impact of Pennsylvania’s breweries.   [Read More]

This month’s local TV program by Senator David G. Argall (R-Schuylkill/Berks) focuses on the recent announcement of the final funding for the almost $6 million Floodplain Restoration project in Pine Grove.   [Read More]

Clean fill and regulated fill standards will be studied at an upcoming public hearing hosted by the Senate Majority Policy Committee on Monday, July 9, according to Chairman David G. Argall (R-Schuylkill/Berks).   [Read More]

The Senate of Pennsylvania overwhelmingly approved a spending plan for Fiscal Year 2018-19 today that keeps increases below the rate of inflation while investing in vital state programs.   [Read More]

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle will hold a workshop on the state’s community revitalization tax credit programs with various stakeholders on Monday, June 18 at 10:30 a.m.   [Read More]

HARRISBURG – Dr. Ron Haskins, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, briefed several state senators about his research regarding the success of work requirements in lifting people out of poverty at a Senate briefing on Tuesday. The briefing was hosted by the Senate Majority Policy Committee, chaired by Senator David G. Argall (R-Schuylkill/Berks) as […]   [Read More]

Senator David G. Argall (R-Schuylkill/Berks) announced today that the Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously passed bipartisan Senate Bill 891.   [Read More]

Senator David G. Argall (R-Schuylkill/Berks) convened the Senate Majority Policy Committee for the first of two briefings on welfare reform efforts on Tuesday morning in the state Capitol.   [Read More]

The Senate Majority Policy Committee will host a two-part briefing next month on welfare reform efforts, both past and present, according to Senator David G. Argall (R-Schuylkill/Berks).   [Read More]

Senator David G. Argall (R-Schuylkill/Berks) has announced that Schuylkill County has been awarded a HOME Program grant in the amount of $471,622 from the Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development.   [Read More]

Senator David G. Argall (R-Schuylkill/Berks) is expecting over 120 high school students at his upcoming annual “Senator for a Day” student government seminar on Thursday, May 10, at Penn State University Schuylkill Campus.   [Read More]

Senator David G. Argall (R-Schuylkill/Berks) outlined reasons why he sponsored a Senate resolution requiring an independent study of the sustainability and viability of the state’s 14 universities, which are part of the State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). Listen   [Read More]

The Legislative Budget and Finance Committee (LBFC), chaired by Senator Bob Mensch, voted today to release a comprehensive report on the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, according to Senator David G. Argall (R-Berks/Schuylkill).   [Read More]

Today, the Senate Aging & Youth Committee unanimously approved a bill introduced by Senator David G. Argall (R-Schuylkill/Berks) to strengthen fraud detection among state agencies.   [Read More]

Today, Governor Wolf announced that Tamaqua Borough, Tremont Borough and Foster, Reilly, and Frailey Townships in Schuylkill County are nominees for the federal Opportunity Zones program.   [Read More]

The Miners Loft project slated for Minersville will receive support from the state, according to Senator David G. Argall (R-Schuylkill/Berks) and Representative Neal P. Goodman (D- Schuylkill).   [Read More]

Senator David G. Argall’s (R-Schuylkill/Berks) latest monthly television report, The Argall Report, recaps the recent Senate Appropriations Committee state budget hearings.   [Read More]