Argall: New State Budget Prioritizes Education Spending, No New Taxes
HARRISBURG – Senator David G. Argall (R-29) voted in favor of Pennsylvania’s 2013-14 state budget, which holds the line on taxes and invests more in local schools. [Read More]
Senate Passes Bill to Give Developers More Time to Complete Planned Community
HARRISBURG – The Senate approved legislation today that would extend the 7-year time limit placed on developers to complete a planned community to either 10-years, or a limitation based on the approved phasing that is submitted by the developer to the municipality. [Read More]
Argall Bill to Convey Ashland Anthracite Museum to Borough Clears Senate
HARRISBURG – Legislation that would convey the Museum of Anthracite Mining to the Borough of Ashland received unanimous approval today in the state Senate, according to bill sponsor Senator David G. Argall (R-29). [Read More]
Senate Committee Passes Argall Bill to Convey Ashland Anthracite Museum to Borough
HARRISBURG – The Museum of Anthracite Mining would be conveyed to Ashland Borough as part of legislation approved by the Senate State Government Committee today, according to Senator David G. Argall (R-29). [Read More]
Future of Pennsylvania’s Cities, Large and Small – Reading
Senate Urban Affairs & Housing Committee Hearing – June 21, 2013 [Read More]
Senate & House Urban Affairs Committees to Hold Hearing on Future of Cities in Berks County
READING – The Senate Urban Affairs & Housing Committee and the House Urban Affairs Committee will hold their third joint hearing on the future of cities, large and small, on Friday. [Read More]
Senate Urban Affairs & Housing Committee Approves Tobash Bill, Two Other House Bills
HARRISBURG – The Senate Urban Affairs and Housing Committee unanimously approved three bills today from the House of Representatives, according to Committee Chairman David G. Argall (R-29). [Read More]
House Bills 1122, 1319, and 1363
Senate Urban Affairs & Housing Committee Meeting – June 19, 2013 [Read More]
Officials Discuss Future of Cities with Lawmakers at Committee Hearing in York
YORK – Local officials and community leaders joined members of the Senate and House Urban Affairs and Housing Committees in York today for a joint public hearing examining the challenges facing Pennsylvania’s cities, large and small. [Read More]
Local Schools to Receive Funding Boost through Hybrid Learning Grant
POTTSVILLE – Five area school districts and the county’s Intermediate Unit were recently awarded grants to accelerate the implementation of hybrid learning programs, according to local legislators. [Read More]
Future of Pennsylvania’s Cities, Large and Small – York
Senate Urban Affairs & Housing Committee Hearing – June 13, 2013 [Read More]
Future of Pennsylvania’s Cities, Large and Small
Senate Urban Affairs & Housing Committee Hearing – June 13, 2013 [Read More]
Argall Bill to Establish “Corrections Officers Bill Of Rights” Reviewed in Senate Hearing
HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by Senator David Argall (R-29) to ensure that Pennsylvania corrections officers maintain their constitutional rights during disciplinary proceedings was the topic of a Senate Labor and Industry Committee hearing today. [Read More]
Op-Ed: Should suspected terrorists receive welfare benefits? They did in Massachusetts.
On April 15, 2013, our nation lost three innocent individuals, with several more severely injured. [Read More]
Senate & House Urban Affairs Committees Evaluate Future of PA Cities, Large and Small
The Senate Urban Affairs and Housing Committee, chaired by Senator David G. Argall (R-29), held the first of three joint statewide public hearings with its House counterpart on the future of Pennsylvania’s large and small cities on Wednesday. [Read More]
Future of Pennsylvania’s Cities, Large and Small – Pittsburgh
Senate Urban Affairs & Housing Committee Hearing – May 29, 2013 [Read More]
The Argall Report: Trinity Academy Fourth Grade Class Visits Capitol
HARRISBURG – This month’s local TV report by Senator David G. Argall (R-29) features a recent visit to the state Capitol by the fourth grade class from Trinity Academy in Shenandoah. [Read More]
Senate & House Urban Affairs Committees to Hold Hearing on Future of Pennsylvania’s Cities in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH – The Senate and House Urban Affairs Committees are teaming up for the first of three statewide public hearings to review the future of Pennsylvania’s cities in Pittsburgh next week. [Read More]
Senate & House Urban Affairs and Housing Committee Hearing – May 29, 2013
Please be advised that the Senate Urban Affairs and Housing Committee will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 10 a.m. The topic of this hearing is on the future of Pennsylvania’s Cities Large and Small. [Read More]
Senate Urban Affairs & Housing Committee Reviews Main Street & Elm Street Revitalization Programs at Hearing in Carbon County
JIM THORPE – The Senate Urban Affairs and Housing Committee reviewed the successes and struggles with the state’s Main Street and Elm Street programs during a public hearing on Thursday, and received a tour of one of the state’s first Main Street programs in Jim Thorpe. [Read More]