HARRISBURG – Rep. Tim Twardzik (R-Schuylkill), Rep. Jamie Barton (R-Berks/Schuylkill) and Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) today announced $400,000 in Local Share Account (LSA) funding for the Plum Creek Municipal Authority to replace a section of water main from Running Deer Drive to Stag Drive.
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tim Twardzik (R-Schuylkill) and Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) today announced $1,951,952 in Local Share Account (LSA) funding for nine projects in the 123rd Legislative District. The awards will support water and sewer infrastructure, municipal equipment, blight redevelopment, community programming and emergency communications throughout Schuylkill County.
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tim Twardzik (R-Schuylkill) and Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) are pleased to announce the city of Pottsville has been awarded $90,000 through the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s (DCED) Strategic Management Planning Program (STMP) to develop a five-year financial and operational plan.
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tim Twardzik (R-Schuylkill) issued the following statement in response to a local fire company being cited by the state for accepting credit card payments through an online fundraiser:
HARRISBURG – More than $1.4 million in state funding has been awarded to 10 schools and educational institutions serving the 123rd Legislative District through Pennsylvania’s School Safety and Mental Health Grant Program, according to Rep. Tim Twardzik (R-Schuylkill).
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania state House has passed bipartisan legislation, 190-11, in favor of regulating shared equity agreements, a novel home-lending product, according to the bill’s co-prime sponsors, Reps. Tim Twardzik (R-Schuylkill), Arvind Venkat (D-Allegheny) and Lindsay Powell (D-Allegheny).
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tim Twardzik (R-Schuylkill) and Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) are pleased to announce that Schuylkill Technology Center has been awarded $74,895 through the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s Competitive Equipment Grants program to strengthen career and technical education (CTE) opportunities for students in the 123rd Legislative District.
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tim Twardzik (R-Schuylkill) and Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) are pleased to announce $1.38 million in federal Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside funding for Schuylkill County to support continued expansion of the Schuylkill River Trail near the Mill Creek section in the St. Clair and Frackville area.
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tim Twardzik (R-Schuylkill) and Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) announced a state grant to support manufacturing was awarded to a local employer. MBA Building Supplies, a steel framing product manufacturing facility located in West Mahanoy Township, received $580,536 through the RISE PA program to install a new solar system, purchase an electrified forklift and install energy-efficient lighting.
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tim Twardzik (R-Schuylkill) and Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) are pleased to announce that the Borough of Schuylkill Haven has been awarded $994,746 through the Pennsylvania Grid Resilience Grants to enhance the reliability and resiliency of its electric grid. The funding will allow the borough to purchase an Advanced Metering Infrastructure and Supervisory Control Data Acquisition (SCADA) system, providing real-time data and improving response times to power outages.
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tim Twardzik (R-Schuylkill) and Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) are thrilled to announce the City of Pottsville has been awarded a $100,000 Keystone Communities grant to support the Pottsville Greenways project. The funding will help build a connector trail from the JFK Park facility to the Pottsville Area School District, linking into the existing 9/11 Trail and improving recreational opportunities and access for residents.
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tim Twardzik (R-Schuylkill) and Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) are thrilled to announce 46 fire and emergency medical services (EMS) companies in the 123rd District have been awarded more than $700,000 in funding through the 2025-26 Pennsylvania Fire Company and Emergency Medical Services Grant Program.
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tim Twardzik (R-Schuylkill) is proud to announce the passage of his House Resolution 277, officially designating Aug. 16, 2025, as Pottsville Maroons Championship Day in the Commonwealth, honoring the 100th anniversary of one of Pennsylvania’s most legendary football teams.
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tim Twardzik (R-Schuylkill) joined fellow legislators in Harrisburg to honor former state Rep. Edward “EJ” Lucyk. Lucyk represented the 123rd Legislative District for 11 terms from 1980 to 2002, the same district Twardzik now serves.
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tim Twardzik (R-Schuylkill) and Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) announced $550,361 has been awarded to support the reclamation of abandoned mine lands in Schuylkill County through the Abandoned Mine Lands and Acid Mine Drainage Grant Program.
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tim Twardzik (R-Schuylkill) is pleased to announce House Bill 1103, bipartisan legislation he co-sponsored with Rep. Morgan Cephas (D-Philadelphia), has been signed into law by Gov. Josh Shapiro.
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tim Twardzik (R-Schuylkill) and Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) are pleased to announce that several affordable housing projects in Schuylkill County have received a combined $500,000 in funding through the Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement (PHARE) Fund.
HARRISBURG – Reps. Tim Twardzik (R-Schuylkill), Jamie Barton (R-Berks/Schuylkill), Joanne Stehr (R-Northumberland/Schuylkill) and Dane Watro (R-Luzerne/Schuylkill) today announced $33,485 in grant funding has been awarded through the Keystone Historic Preservation Construction Grant program to support important restoration work at the historic Yuengling Mansion in Schuylkill County.
HARRISBURG, PA – Rep. Tim Twardzik (R-Schuylkill) is pleased to announce $33,485 in grant funding has been awarded through the Keystone Historic Preservation Construction Grant program to support important restoration work at the historic Yuengling Mansion in Schuylkill County.
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) has awarded $2 million in grant support and a low-interest loan to Minersville Sewer Authority, according to Rep. Tim Twardzik (R-Schuylkill) and Sen. Dave Argall (R-29).
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