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Local elections officials and members of advocacy groups testified before the Senate State Government Committee today regarding Senate Bill 878, a bipartisan election reform bill sponsored by the two chairmen of the committee, Senator David G. Argall (R-Berks/Schuylkill) and Senator Sharif Street (D-Philadelphia).    [Read More]

Four updates to Pennsylvania’s election code were passed by strongly bipartisan votes in the Senate State Government Committee today, according to Senator David G. Argall (R-Berks/Schuylkill), who chairs the committee.    [Read More]

Congressman Dan Meuser, Senator Dave Argall, and Representative Joe Kerwin will host a roundtable discussion and tour on September 8 to share opportunities in cultivating growth for businesses and residents in Pine Grove.   [Read More]

The September edition of the local TV program hosted by Senator David G. Argall (R-Berks/Schuylkill) focuses on a recent Senate hearing which discussed federal prohibition of whole milk in schools.   [Read More]

Volunteers and officials from Hamburg, including Senator David G. Argall and Rep. Jerry Knowles, gathered today to announce the awarding of a $200,000 state grant to develop a large grass lot located within the Hamburg Borough’s designated Main Street Corridor into a recreational area for community events.    [Read More]

The Senate State Government Committee, chaired by Senator David G. Argall (R-Berks/Schuylkill), held the first in a series of hearings Tuesday reviewing many of the recent, controversial actions undertaken by the Department of State.   [Read More]

Senator Argall, Rep. Jerry Knowles, the Our Town Foundation, Hamburg Borough officials, and others will gather to announce a $200,000 grant award from the Department of Community and Economic Development to develop a large lot located within the Hamburg Borough’s designated Main Street Corridor into a recreational area for community events.   [Read More]

Senator David G. Argall, Representative Tim Twardzik, Representative Jerry Knowles, and Representative Joe Kerwin will host a public roundtable discussion on August 10 to discuss actions needed for the ongoing restoration of the Schuylkill River.   [Read More]

The August edition of the local TV program hosted by Senator David G. Argall (R-Berks/Schuylkill) focuses on the ongoing bipartisan revitalization of the city of Pottsville.    [Read More]

As the Chair of the Senate State Government Committee, which has jurisdiction over Pennsylvania’s elections, Senator David G. Argall (R-Berks/Schuylkill) issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s remarks in Philadelphia regarding election reform:   [Read More]

Sinking Spring and Spring Township each received grants totaling almost $800,000 to support upgrades to traffic signals and other hardware to ease traffic congestion in the area, according to Senator David G. Argall (R-Schuylkill/Berks).  These upgrades are the latest step in the ongoing local effort to revitalize the area, which has included efforts to support local businesses and revamp infrastructure.   [Read More]

The July edition of the local TV program hosted by Senator David G. Argall (R-Berks/Schuylkill) focuses on the ongoing revitalization of Tamaqua.    [Read More]

HARRISBURG – The 2021-22 bipartisan budget passed by the Senate and the House and signed into law by the Governor includes an increase of $19,495,949 compared to last year for the 21 Berks and Schuylkill County school districts in the 29th Senate district, according to Senator David G. Argall (R-29). The budget contains the largest […]   [Read More]

The Pennsylvania Senate today passed House Bill 1300, a comprehensive voter rights bill that makes significant updates to Pennsylvania’s election system, according to Senator David G. Argall (R-Schuylkill/Berks), who served as the floor leader for the bill.   [Read More]

On Tuesday, the Senate State Government Committee advanced a bill, Senate Bill 222, to reform the process of redrawing Pennsylvania’s congressional districts by a bipartisan vote of 8-3, according to Senator David G. Argall (R-Schuylkill/Berks).   [Read More]

The Senate passed a bill by a unanimous, bipartisan vote of 50-0 to increase the transparency of Pennsylvania’s vaccine rollout by requiring the Department of Health to make public the amount of vaccine doses that have been wasted, according to Senator David G. Argall (R-Berks/Schuylkill).   [Read More]

The Senate approved Senate Bill 439 to fund the demolition of blighted and abandoned properties, according to Senator David G. Argall (R-Schuylkill/Berks), the sponsor of the bill.   [Read More]