El Senador Fontana reelegido Vicepresidente de la Junta de PHEAA

Harrisburg - 18 de febrero de 2021 - El senador estatal Wayne D. Fontana (D-Allegheny) ha sido reelegido hoy por unanimidad como vicepresidente del consejo de administración de la Agencia de Asistencia a la Educación Superior de Pensilvania (PHEAA). Creado en 1963 por el estado...

Miembros del grupo demócrata del Senado de Pensilvania instan a Pelosi, líder de la mayoría de la Cámara de Representantes, a investigar y expulsar al representante Scott Perry por actos sediciosos 

HARRISBURG - 29 de enero de 2021 - Miembros de la bancada demócrata del Senado de Pensilvania escribieron a la líder de la mayoría de la Cámara de Representantes de EE.UU., Nancy Pelosi, instando a una investigación sobre los "actos traidores y sediciosos" contra la Constitución de EE.UU. por parte del representante Scott Perry. "Esto no es un...

Fontana Bill Would Make Pennsylvania a Mail-in Ballot State

Pittsburgh, Diciembre 4, 2020 – Sen. Wayne Fontana (D-Allegheny) today said he will reintroduce a bill that would change Pennsylvania’s voting system so that elections are conducted entirely by mail. “With the pandemic menacing the 2020 elections, I was pleased to see...

Fontana reelegido presidente de la bancada demócrata del Senado

Harrisburg, 19 de noviembre de 2020 - Los demócratas del Senado del Estado reeligieron hoy por unanimidad al senador estatal Wayne D. Fontana (D-Brookline) para servir como presidente del Caucus Demócrata para la próxima sesión legislativa de dos años. El presidente del caucus establece la agenda diaria del caucus y...

PHEAA Virtual Financial Aid Webinar

On Lunes, Nov. 16 I hosted a Virtual Financial Aid Webinar. I was joined by Amy Sawdey, the Higher Education Access Partner in Allegheny County for the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA), who gave a presentation, providing an early understanding...

Sen. Fontana: State’s Covid-19 Stimulus Spending Needs Done Quickly

Harrisburg, Abril 29, 2020 – State Sen. Wayne Fontana (D-Allegheny) today provided the following statement in support of the state Senate Democratic proposal for distributing Pennsylvania’s $3.9 billion in federal stimulus dollars. “It is crucial that we check...

Sen. Fontana’s Bill Would Make Pennsylvania a Mail-in Ballot state

Harrisburg, Abril 22, 2020 – Sen. Wayne Fontana (D-Allegheny) today introduced a bill that would change Pennsylvania’s voting system so that all elections are conducted entirely by mail. “The pandemic has compromised the health and safety of our citizens, shaken our...

Sen. Fontana: Returning Workers too Soon is too Dangerous

Harrisburg, Abril 15, 2020 – Insisting that sound mitigation practices and indelible worker protections must be in place before re-opening additional Pennsylvania workplaces, state Sen. Wayne Fontana (D-Allegheny) today voted against Senate Bill 613, legislation he...

Sen. Fontana Endorses American Working Family Relief Plan 

Pittsburgh, Marzo 18, 2020 – State Sen. Wayne Fontana today endorsed policies and legislation that would help protect workers during and after the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.   The “American Working Family Relief Action Plan” addresses practices for...

Governor’s Budget Plan Touts Numerous Fontana Initiatives

HARRISBURG, Febrero 4, 2020 – Sen. Wayne D. Fontana (D-Allegheny) today provided the following statement on Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed $36 billion budget for fiscal 2020-21: “This budget plan would hold the line on taxes while stoking investment in education, job...

Fontana Announces $460,000 in State Grants for Three Local Projects

HARRISBURG, Septiembre 17, 2019 – Sen. Wayne D. Fontana (D-Allegheny) today announced a total of $460,000 in state grants for three Allegheny County projects in his senate district. “These grant dollars help local communities move forward on projects that improve...