Wegmans Secures $1 Million State Grant
HARRISBURG – Wegmans Food Markets, Inc., a regional supermarket chain with stores spanning across five eastern states, today received a $1,009,176 million state grant from the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority (PEDA) for their Schuylkill County-based service center, according to members from the county’s legislative delegation. The funding will be used to construct a new 350,000 […] [Read More]
Argall Disappointed in Governor’s Line-Item Vetoes of SB 850
HARRISBURG – State Senator David G. Argall (R-29) today issued the following statement urging prompt action on a state budget that is now 38 days beyond the legal deadline. “Governor Rendell’s recent action of vetoing much of the proposed budget approved by the House and Senate makes no sense to me at all. While he […] [Read More]
Senator Argall’s TV Report Focuses on “Blight”
HARRISBURG – State Senator David G. Argall (R-29) will discuss the impact that blighted and abandoned properties have on communities across Pennsylvania during his August television report. As part of a collaborative effort with state and local officials, as well as the Statewide Blight Task Force, Argall has introduced legislation aimed at eliminating blight throughout […] [Read More]
Cutting the General Assembly
Dear Editor: Several recent letters to the editor and comments in “Thunder / Enlightening” by the public and your newspaper’s commentator claimed that we could balance the state budget by reducing the size of the State Legislature. While I agree with the concept of reducing the size of the General Assembly as a way to […] [Read More]
Argall YMCA Land Transfer Bill Moves to Governor for Signature
HARRISBURG – The House of Representatives unanimously approved legislation today sponsored by State Senator David G. Argall (R-29) to transfer the former National Guard Armory in Pottsville to the Schuylkill County YMCA. Senate Bill 852 authorizes the Pennsylvania Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor and the Department of Military and Veterans’ […] [Read More]
Senate State Government Committee to Discuss Pre-Release Center
HARRISBURG – A public hearing has been scheduled for Monday, August 3, 11 a.m., at the Schuylkill Training and Technology Center, to discuss a plan to sell state land for a county run pre-release center, according to State Senator David G. Argall (R-29). House Bill 792, introduced by Representative Neal Goodman (D-123), would grant and […] [Read More]
Argall, Harhart Announce PENNVEST Loan For Slatington Borough Authority
HARRISBURG – State Senator David G. Argall (R-29) and Representative Julie Harhart (R-183) today announced approximately $4.7 million in grants and $2.3 million in low-interest loans to the Slatington Borough Authority for their Sanitary System Improvement Project. The scope of this project will rehabilitate and replace approximately 80% of the entire Borough collection system. In […] [Read More]
Argall Urges Action on State Budget, Funding for Higher Education
HARRISBURG – State Senator David G. Argall (R-29) today voiced his concern with the House approved budget bill that eliminates funding for Pennsylvania’s community colleges, state-owned universities and higher education grants and loans, and would force a future tax increase. House Bill 1416 passed the House of Representatives, 104-95. During today’s Session, Argall voiced his […] [Read More]
H2O Grant Secured for East Penn Township
HARRISBURG – The first round of PA H2O funding for critical water and sewer projects and other infrastructure needs across Pennsylvania was recently announced, according to State Senator David G. Argall (R-29) and Speaker of the House of Representatives Keith R. McCall (D-122). “We all take it for granted that when we turn on the […] [Read More]
$2.9 Million in H2O Grants Secured For Schuylkill County Municipalities
HARRISBURG – The first round of PA H2O funding for critical water and sewer projects and other infrastructure needs across Pennsylvania was announced yesterday, according to State Senator David G. Argall (R-29) and State Representative Neal Goodman (D-123). “These grants will bring new and innovative technologies to our local treatment facilities and will greatly improve […] [Read More]
Harhart, Argall Announce Government Cost-Savings Resolution
SLATINGTON – State Senator David G. Argall (R-29) and Representative Julie Harhart (R-183) announced today that they will both introduce resolutions to identify cost-saving measures in state government. The resolutions would create a bipartisan commission made up of appointees from the private and public sectors to help the General Assembly eliminate unnecessary government spending. The […] [Read More]
Argall Supports Motor Vehicle “Texting” Ban
Legislation Would Prohibit the Operation of a Motor Vehicle While Writing, Sending or Reading Text Messages HARRISBURG – The effort to discourage Pennsylvania motorists from using mobile devices in moving cars took another step forward today, according to State Senator David G. Argall (R-29). Argall voted in support of Senate Bill 143, legislation prohibiting the […] [Read More]
Local Officials Celebrate “Blight” Bill, As Approved By Senate Committee
HARRISBURG – Bipartisan legislation designed to help local communities fight blight and repair or demolish abandoned properties has been approved by the Senate Urban Affairs and Housing Committee, according to State Senator David G. Argall (R-29), the prime sponsor of Senate Bill 900. Senate Bill 900, the proposed “Neighborhood Blight Reclamation and Revitalization Act,” would […] [Read More]
KOZ Report Highlights Argall Recommendations
HARRISBURG – A recent Legislative Budget and Finance Committee (LBFC) report on Keystone Opportunity Zones (KOZs) highlighted the need for several reforms championed by State Senator David G. Argall (R-29). The report pointed out deficiencies in evaluating the effectiveness of the program. Argall introduced an amendment to the KOZ expansion law last year to increase […] [Read More]
Argall Supports Measures To Reduce College Costs
HARRISBURG – The Senate Education Committee approved legislation this week to reduce costs for students at Pennsylvania’s colleges and universities, according to State Senator David G. Argall (R-29), who supported the measures. “As a recent Penn State Ph.D. student and father of two college students, I see firsthand the need for cost control measures at […] [Read More]
Sen. Argall, Rep. Knowles Issue Joint Statement on Budget Impasse
HARRISBURG –State Senator David G. Argall (R-29) and Representative Jerry Knowles (R-124) today urged Gov. Rendell and the House of Representatives to finish the state’s most pressing job – completing a taxpayer-friendly state budget, thus preventing payless paydays for thousands of state employees. “For the seventh year in a row, Pennsylvania is beginning a new […] [Read More]
$17.1 Million State Grant Secured for Five Schuylkill County Dam Projects
HARRISBURG – Five Schuylkill County dam improvement projects will receive funding from Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Financing Authority, according to the county’s legislative delegation. More than $17 million in grants from the H2O PA High Hazard Unsafe Dam grant program will help to protect approximately 6,000 residents and more than 70 area businesses that could be affected […] [Read More]
Schuylkill State Lawmakers Announce Nearly $14 Million in Pennvest Funding
HARRISBURG, July 21 – Schuylkill County’s state legislators announced today that seven water and sewer projects in the county have received nearly $14 million in Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority funding. The projects are expected to create an estimated 230 construction related jobs, according to Pennvest. “This is good news on a few fronts,” said state […] [Read More]
Sen. Argall, Rep. Knowles Announce Funding for Dam Repairs
HARRISBURG – State Senator David G. Argall (R-29) and State Representative Jerry Knowles (R-124) today announced a grant award of $5.3 million to repair the Lower and Upper Owl Creek Dams. The Borough of Tamaqua will receive the grants to construct spillways, flatten the downstream embankment slope and raise dam height for the Lower Owl […] [Read More]
Senate Committee Approves Argall YMCA Land Transfer Bill
HARRISBURG – The Senate State Government Committee unanimously approved legislation today sponsored by Sen. David G. Argall (R-29) to transfer the former National Guard Armory in Pottsville to the Schuylkill County YMCA. Senate Bill 852 authorizes the Pennsylvania Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor and the Department of Military and Veterans’ […] [Read More]