State Senator David G. Argall | Pennsylvania 29th District
State Senator David G. Argall | Pennsylvania 29th District
HARRISBURG – 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. The budget was approved by a strongly bipartisan vote of 44-5 by the state Senate.
"As the chair of the Senate Education Committee, I’m very pleased to see this state budget includes significant funding increases for all of our local students in Carbon, Luzerne, and Schuylkill counties at all levels, from Pre-K to grad school," said Argall.
Career and technical schools, community colleges, and dual enrollment programs, which allow students in high school to take college courses, all received significant new investments.
The Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General received more than $2.7 million for a new task force to prosecute perpetrators of organized retail theft. Act 42 of 2023, authored by Argall, created this new team to crack down on these thieves and strengthened the criminal penalties for organized retail theft.
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