September 10, 2021
Allegheny County – September 10, 2021- State Senator Wayne Fontana (D-Allegheny) issued the following statement after the hearing held this week of the Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee regarding legislation authorizing new...
9 de septiembre de 2021
HARRISBURG - 9 de septiembre de 2021 - Las organizaciones locales que trabajan para detener la ola de violencia comunitaria y el abuso de opiáceos recibirán más de 2,6 millones de dólares en subvenciones estatales para financiar su trabajo, anunció hoy el senador estatal Wayne Fontana. "Los grupos que reciben esta financiación...
1 de septiembre de 2021
Condado de Allegheny - 1 de septiembre de 2021 - El senador Wayne Fontana emitió hoy la siguiente declaración sobre la acción de la Administración Wolf con respecto a las máscaras en las escuelas: "Al ordenar el enmascaramiento para los estudiantes, maestros y personal de Pensilvania, la Administración Wolf ha tomado una...
August 4, 2021
Allegheny County – August 4, 2021 – Today, state Senator Wayne Fontana announced that several local schools will receive funding through the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program for the upcoming school year. Sen. Fontana applauded the...
August 3, 2021
Allegheny County − August 3, 2021 – Three local organizations have been awarded three quarters of a million dollars in state grants for community improvement projects, Sen. Wayne Fontana announced today. The grants were among 41 projects across Pennsylvania to...
23 de julio de 2021
Condado de Allegheny - 23 de julio de 2021 - Hoy, el senador del estado de Pensilvania Wayne Fontana anunció una subvención de $ 1,117,000 se ha concedido a la Autoridad de Agua y Alcantarillado Coraopolis (CWSA) de la Autoridad de Inversión en Infraestructura de Pensilvania (PENNVEST). La subvención...
23 de julio de 2021
Allegheny County – July 23, 2021 – Today, Pennsylvania State Senators from Allegheny County including Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa, Senator Wayne Fontana and Senator Lindsey Williams announced the approval of a $23,970,000 loan for the Pittsburgh Water...
July 7, 2021
Allegheny County – July 7, 2021 – Today, Pennsylvania State Senators from Allegheny County including Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa, Sen. Wayne Fontana and Sen. Lindsey Williams announced $628,880 in state grants have been awarded to the area for traffic signal...
21 de junio de 2021
Harrisburg, Pa. - 21 de junio 2021 - Después de que los republicanos no lograron aprobar un proyecto de ley limpio y bipartidista para ampliar las bebidas mezcladas para llevar para restaurantes y tabernas, los demócratas del Senado de Pensilvania están introduciendo una legislación que...
15 de junio de 2021
HARRISBURG, June 15, 2021 – A diverse group of education advocates joined state Sen. Wayne Fontana today to urge passage of Fontana’s legislation to create the “Nellie Bly Scholarship Program” aimed at easing financial burdens to keep Pennsylvania students in...
June 11, 2021
HARRISBURG, June 11, 2021 – Local organizations that help low-income homebuyers achieve their dream and help others stabilize their lives, will receive $3 million in state funding to advance their efforts, state Sen. Wayne D. Fontana announced today. “Home ownership...
2 de junio de 2021
Harrisburg - 2 de junio de 2021 - A petición de los senadores Wayne Fontana (D- Allegheny), el líder demócrata del Senado Jay Costa (D- Allegheny), Jim Brewster (D- Allegheny/Westmoreland), y Lindsey Williams (D- Allegheny), el Comité de Política Demócrata del Senado de Pensilvania...
May 26, 2021
HARRISBURG, May 25, 2021 – Local municipalities with projects to fight blight and stabilize communities will receive more than $600,000 in grants to fund their efforts, state Sen.Wayne Fontana announced today. “Many of our older communities are plagued with abandoned...
12 de mayo de 2021
HARRISBURG - 12 de mayo de 2021 - Los demócratas del Senado de Pensilvania han propuesto hoy un agresivo plan de 6.000 millones de dólares que ofrece la oportunidad y las herramientas que los ciudadanos de Pensilvania pueden utilizar para recuperarse de la pandemia, según el senador Wayne Fontana "Nuestro plan incluye la creación de...
5 de mayo de 2021
Harrisburg – May 5, 2021 – At the request of Pennsylvania State Senators Wayne D. Fontana (D- Allegheny) and John Kane (D- Chester/Delaware), the Senate Democratic Policy Committee held a virtual policy hearing on Legionella prevention in Pennsylvania and the...
April 28, 2021
HARRISBURG – April 28, 2021 – An initiative originally introduced by state Sens. Wayne Fontana and Bob Mensch to boost first-time home ownership has cleared a key committee and is headed again to the full Senate for a vote. The plan will allow individuals and...
April 21, 2021
HARRISBURG, April 21, 2021 – More than 2,000 water customers across the Pittsburgh region will receive new, lead-free water lines through a series of grants announced today by state Sens. Jay Costa, Wayne Fontana and Lindsey Williams. More than $18 million will go to...
April 21, 2021
HARRISBURG, April 21, 2021 – Community projects in the 42nd Senate District will receive more than $1.2 million in state funds, Sen. Wayne Fontana announced today. The money will go toward local improvement projects ranging from a pedestrian bridge and walking...
April 21, 2021
HARRISBURG, April 21, 2021 – Continued improvements to North Side’s Allegheny Circle will receive a state grant for pedestrian upgrades, state Sen. Wayne Fontana announced today. “A modern city is a walkable city and this grant will help bring that vision to Allegheny...
April 16, 2021
Harrisburg, April 16, 2021 – A local rail freight project will receive nearly $1 million in funding from a state program aimed at improving transportation safety and efficiency, state Sen. Wayne Fontana announced today. A $929,771 grant from the Pennsylvania...
26 de marzo de 2021
Harrisburg - 26 de marzo de 2021 - A petición de los senadores estatales Wayne D. Fontana (D- Allegheny), Jim Brewster (D- Allegheny/Westmoreland), Lindsey Williams (D- Allegheny) y la representante Sara Innamorato (D-Allegheny), el Senado de Pensilvania y la Cámara...
March 22, 2021
Harrisburg – March 22, 2021 – Sen. Wayne D. Fontana (D- Pittsburgh) released a statement today regarding the announcement by Senate Republicans that the Pennsylvania Senate will not consider an emergency constitutional amendment to provide a window for sexual abuse...
19 de marzo de 2021
Condado de Allegheny - 19 de marzo de 2021 - A petición de los senadores estatales Wayne D. Fontana (D- Allegheny), Jim Brewster (D- Allegheny/Westmoreland), Lindsey Williams (D- Allegheny) y la representante Sara Innamorato (D-Allegheny), el Senado de Pensilvania y la Cámara...
12 de marzo de 2021
Harrisburg, Pa. – March 12, 2021 − Pennsylvania Senate Democrats held a press conference today to again call for immediate action to create a two-year window for adult survivors of sexual abuse currently barred from seeking justice due to statutory time limitations....
12 de marzo de 2021
HARRISBURG – March 12, 2020 – Following the high-profile arrest of four Philadelphia men selling “ghost guns,” State Senators Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) and Wayne Fontana (D-Allegheny) reintroduced two pieces of legislation pushing to...
