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]
Argall TV Report: Bringing New Life to the Former KME Plant in Nesquehoning
The September edition of the local TV program hosted by Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) focuses on the renovation and reuse of the former KME Fire Apparatus complex in Nesquehoning. [Read More]
Argall TV Report: Renovating Weatherly’s Schwab School and Hazleton’s Y
The August edition of the local TV program hosted by Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) focuses on the renovation and reuse of the historic Schwab School in Weatherly and the YMCA building in Hazleton, two well-known buildings that have fallen into disrepair. [Read More]
Argall: Pennsylvania Colleges Must Fight Campus Antisemitism
After hearing disturbing accounts of antisemitism on college campuses across Pennsylvania, state Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) called on college administrators to take stronger actions against the perpetrators of this hatred during a public hearing of the Senate Education Committee. [Read More]
Historic Schwab School to be Restored, Transformed into Apartments
State Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) and state Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-122) joined local officials at a press conference today to announce that work to transform the blighted Schwab School in Weatherly into 30 affordable apartments will soon begin. [Read More]
State Funding to Develop Mine-Scarred Land into Business Park in Hazle Township
A highly competitive state grant of $2 million and a low interest loan of $3 million were awarded to CAN DO, Inc. and Mericle Commercial Real Estate Services today to develop the Crossroads East Business Park on mine-scarred land in Hazle Township, according to Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) and Rep. Dane Watro (R-116). [Read More]
State Grant Supports Careers, Employers in Western Schuylkill County
The Schuylkill Economic Development Corporation was awarded a highly competitive state grant of more than $830,000 to extend natural gas service to the Keystone Potato Products and Espoma facilities located in Foster and Frailey Townships, according to Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) and Rep. JoAnne Stehr (R-107). [Read More]
Argall: Unclaimed Property? We Can Help!
Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) encouraged his constituents in Schuylkill, Carbon, and Luzerne counties to contact his offices to check if they have unclaimed property today. [Read More]
Argall: Bipartisan Budget Support Students
Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) voted to support the 2024-25 state budget, which cuts $740 million from Governor Shapiro’s original proposal and adds nearly $740 million to the state’s Rainy Day Fund to protect against future economic downturns, when it was approved by a strongly bipartisan vote of 44-5 by the state Senate. [Read More]
Argall: Public Hearing to Focus on Antisemitism on Pennsylvania College Campuses
Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) announced today that the Senate Education Committee will convene a public hearing about the impact of rising antisemitism on Pennsylvania college campuses. The hearing will be held in the State Capitol on Thursday, July 25 at 10:30 a.m. in Hearing Room 1 of the North Office Building. [Read More]
Public hearing on combatting antisemitism on Pennsylvania college campuses
Senate Education Committee | Hearing Room 1, NOB [Read More]
Argall TV Report: Talking to Marian Catholic Students About Delaying School Start Times
The July edition of the local TV program hosted by Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) asks Marian Catholic students if schools should delay their start times. Argall and Rep. Jamie Barton (R-124) hosted a question-and-answer session with seniors from Marian Catholic High School who traveled to Harrisburg for a tour of the State Capitol. [Read More]
Meeting to consider HB 1553
Senate Education Committee | Rules Committee Conference Room [Read More]
Argall: Require Parental Consent for Virtual Counseling, Notify Parents of Weapons in Schools
Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) guided legislation to expand parental rights in Pennsylvania schools to final passage in the Senate this week as the chairman of the Senate Education Committee. [Read More]
Meeting to consider HB 897
Senate Education Committee | Room 8E-B, East Wing [Read More]
Roman’s Law Passed by Senate
Legislation to allow delayed school enrollment in Pennsylvania for young children with autism was passed by the Senate today according to Sen. Dave Argall (R-29), the sponsor of the bill. [Read More]