State Grant Expands Pottsville CollegeTowne
Alvernia University’s Pottsville CollegeTowne will now feature a Schuylkill YCMA gymnastics facility thanks to a $1 million state grant. Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) and Rep. Tim Twardzik (R-123) worked with local leaders to secure this highly competitive funding. [Read More]
Little Leaf Farms Expansion, Palmerton Borough Police Station Awarded State Grants
A greenhouse at the largest indoor lettuce farm in the world and a new police station in Palmerton Borough are now closer to reality thanks to $2.5 million in state grants. Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) and Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-122) worked with local leaders to secure this funding. [Read More]
Argall, Watro Announce Economic Development Grants
Economic development projects in the greater Hazleton area and northern Schuylkill County are now reality thanks to $6.5 million in state grants. Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) and Rep. Dane Watro (R-116) worked with local leaders to secure this funding. [Read More]
Schuylkill County Schools Awarded $4.2 Million for Facility Improvements
More than $4.2 million was awarded through the Public School Facility Improvement Grant program to schools in Schuylkill County today, according to state Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) and state Reps. JoAnne Stehr (R-107), Dane Watro (R-116), Tim Twardzik (R-123), and Jamie Barton (R-124). [Read More]
Argall, Watro Announce More than $600,000 in Community and Economic Development State Grants
State grants totaling more than $600,000 were awarded to communities in northern Schuylkill County for key infrastructure projects today. State Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) and state Rep. Dane Watro (R-116) worked with local leaders to secure this highly competitive funding. [Read More]
Argall, Twardzik Announce Almost $1.8 Million in Community and Economic Development State Grants
State grants totaling almost $1.8 million were awarded to communities in central Schuylkill County for key infrastructure projects today. State Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) and state Rep. Tim Twardzik (R-123) worked with local leaders to secure this highly competitive funding. [Read More]
Argall, Stehr Announce More than $1.2 Million in Community and Economic Development State Grants
State grants totaling more than $1.2 million were awarded to communities in western Schuylkill County for key infrastructure projects today. State Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) and state Rep. JoAnne Stehr (R-107) worked with local leaders to secure this highly competitive funding. [Read More]
Argall, Barton Announce More than $1.4 Million in Community and Economic Development State Grants
State grants totaling more than $1.4 million were awarded to communities in eastern Schuylkill County for key infrastructure projects today. State Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) and state Rep. Jamie Barton (R-124) worked with local leaders to secure this highly competitive funding. [Read More]
Argall, Heffley Announce $2.7 Million in Community and Economic Development State Grants
State grants totaling more than $2.7 million were awarded to communities throughout Carbon County for key infrastructure projects today. State Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) and state Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-122) worked with local leaders to secure this funding. [Read More]
Carbon County Schools Awarded More than $1.6 Million for Building Improvements
More than $1.6 million was awarded through the Public School Facility Improvement Grant program to schools in Carbon County, according to state Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) and state Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-122). [Read More]
Meeting to consider SB 1100; and SR 350
Senate Education Committee | Room 461, MCB [Read More]
Legislation to End Wasteful Spending at Vacant State Centers in White Haven, Hamburg, Polk Approved by Senate
Due to concerns about decades of bureaucratic inactivity and the waste of millions of taxpayer dollars at the state-owned White Haven Center, Hamburg Center, and Polk Center, the Pennsylvania Senate approved legislation introduced by Sen. Dave Argall (R-29), Sen. Chris Gebhard (R-48), and Sen. Scott Hutchinson (R-21) to move the issue forward by a bipartisan vote of 47-3. [Read More]
Senate Education Committee Votes to Notify Parents of Type 1 Diabetes Symptoms
Parents would receive information detailing the warning signs of type 1 diabetes under legislation approved with bipartisan support by the Senate Education Committee today. [Read More]
Meeting to consider HB 2185
Senate Education Committee | 8E-A, East Wing [Read More]
Legislation to Repurpose Vacant White Haven Center Moves Forward
Due to concerns about decades of bureaucratic inactivity and the waste of millions of taxpayer dollars at the White Haven Center and other closed, former state hospitals, the Senate State Government Committee advanced legislation introduced by Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) to move the issue forward by a vote of 10-1. [Read More]
Senate Education Committee Advances Bipartisan Bills
The Senate Education Committee met today and advanced three bills with bipartisan support. [Read More]
Meeting to consider SB 1176, HB 1990 and HB 2383
Senate Education Committee | Room 8E-A, East Wing [Read More]
Revenue Secretary Pat Browne Visits Success Stories of Tamaqua’s CRIZ
The past achievements and future goals of the Tamaqua City Revitalization and Improvement Zone (CRIZ) were the focus of a visit to the borough by Pennsylvania Sec. of Revenue Pat Browne yesterday. Sen. Dave Argall (R-29), who wrote the law that allowed Tamaqua to apply for their CRIZ designation, was full of praise for the many community partners who have worked tirelessly to breathe new life into Tamaqua. [Read More]
Senate Votes to End RGGI Electricity Tax, Protect Jobs
The Pennsylvania Senate approved legislation today to end the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) electricity tax unilaterally enacted through executive order by the Wolf Administration in 2019, said Sen. Dave Argall (R-29). [Read More]
Study: More College Graduates in Tamaqua Thanks to Morgan Success Scholarships
A new study shows a strong link between the increase in Tamaqua Area School District residents who have earned an associate degree and the Morgan Success Scholarship, which guarantees two years of free tuition for Tamaqua Area High School graduates who attend Lehigh Carbon Community College (LCCC). [Read More]