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Senator David Argall (R-29) and Senator Kim Ward (R-39) have been appointed by Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati (R-25) to leadership positions within the Senate Republican Caucus.   [Read More]

An Op-Ed by Senator Argall: Citizens throughout the country watched in horror earlier this year as a gunman claimed the lives of 17 students in a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida.   [Read More]

Senator David G. Argall (R-Schuylkill/Berks) will continue to serve as Chairman of the Senate Majority Policy Committee for the 2019-20 legislative session. Senator Argall was re-appointed to the position by Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati.   [Read More]

his month’s local TV program by Senator David G. Argall (R-Schuylkill/Berks) focuses on testimony provided by the senator to the House State Government Committee regarding Senate Bill 748 also known as the Public Safety Facilities Act.   [Read More]

The Senate Majority Policy Committee, chaired by Senator David G. Argall (R-Schuylkill/Berks), released its Report on School Safety. The report is based on ten public roundtable discussions held across the state, with input from a large number of safety professionals as well as students and local officials.   [Read More]

Local municipalities, colleges and community groups are encouraged to apply for grants to boost safety and reduce the risk of violence, according to Senator Argall.   [Read More]

This month’s local TV program by Senator David G. Argall (R-Schuylkill/Berks) focuses on a recent roundtable discussion between the Senate Majority Policy Committee and local elected leaders and business professionals to discuss the positive economic impact that breweries can have on their communities.   [Read More]

The committee held 10 separate roundtable discussions at the request of members of our caucus over the summer and fall.   [Read More]

State Reps. Neal P. Goodman (D-Schuylkill), Mike Tobash (R-Schuylkill/Dauphin), and Jerry Knowles (R-Schuylkill/Berks/Carbon), as well as state Sen. David G. Argall (R-Schuylkill/Berks), today announced Auburn, Mahanoy City, Saint Clair, and Shenandoah boroughs will receive grants for community improvement projects.   [Read More]

Senator David G. Argall (R-Schuylkill/Berks) expressed his dismay over Governor Tom Wolf’s recent veto of bipartisan legislation that would have established basic work requirements for able-bodied Medicaid recipients.   [Read More]

Governor Wolf has signed bipartisan legislation authored by Senator David G. Argall (R-Schuylkill/Berks) that would provide a standardized process as to how public safety facilities, including state prisons and state police barracks, are closed in the future.   [Read More]

Governor Wolf recently signed bipartisan legislation authored by Senator David G. Argall (R-Schuylkill/Berks) that aims to better protect construction workers along highways.   [Read More]

Bipartisan legislation that would provide a standardized process as to how public safety facilities, including state prisons and state police barracks, are closed in the future is now headed to the Governor’s desk.   [Read More]

The House of Representatives approved a bipartisan proposal today that would provide a standardized process as to how public safety facilities, including state prisons and state police barracks, are closed in the future.    [Read More]

Senator Argall was recently named a Guardian of Small Business by the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB.)   [Read More]

A proposal championed by three Berks County senators to improve highway safety in active work zones is headed to the governor’s desk to be signed into law.   [Read More]

The Senate unanimously approved a proposal sponsored by Senator David G. Argall (R-Schuylkill/Berks) that would reduce government waste and fraud by preventing deceased individuals from receiving taxpayer-funded solicitations regarding public assistance programs   [Read More]

With the ongoing opioid crisis across Pennsylvania, Senator David Argall (Schuylkill/Berks) and Representative Mike Tobash (Schuylkill/Dauphin) held a town hall meeting about the epidemic yesterday in Pine Grove.   [Read More]

The Senate and House Majority Policy Committees will host former United States Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) for a public briefing focusing on welfare reform at the state Capitol next week.   [Read More]

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]