Fontana Statement on 2022-2023 Budget Proposal

HARRISBURG, Febrero 8, 2022 – State Sen. Wayne Fontana released the following statement today regarding Gov. Tom Wolf’s 2022-2023 state budget proposal: “I applaud Governor Wolf for a budget proposal that moves Pennsylvania forward by investing in our students,...

Fontana Statement on Act 77 Ruling

HARRISBURG, Enero 28, 2022 – State Senator Wayne Fontana (D-Allegheny County) issued the following statement on today’s ruling by Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court that Act 77 is unconstitutional: ‘Pennsylvania voters have enjoyed no-excuse, mail-in voting for four...

 Fontana: Regional Efforts Earn $2M in Violence Prevention Grants

HARRISBURG, Enero 27, 2022 – Efforts to mitigate the rise in violence in the Pittsburgh region earned more than $2 million in state grants, Sen. Wayne Fontana announced today. “We haven’t been immune from the increasing violence that has accompanied the pandemic and...

Sen. Fontana Announces Nearly $1M for Local Improvement Projects

HARRISBURG – Diciembre 22, 2021 – Sen. Wayne Fontana (D-Allegheny) announced today that $950,000 in in state grant funding from the Keystone Communities Program (KCP) has been awarded to organizations within the community. “Utilizing state funding...

Fontana Announces Over $2M for Local Violence Prevention Funding

HARRISBURG – Diciembre 3, 2021 – Sen. Wayne Fontana (D-Allegheny) announced today that $2,285,375 in grant funding has been awarded to local organizations for violence intervention and prevention programs. “After witnessing yet another tragic school shooting this week,...

Fontana Announces $2.45M for Local Infrastructure Projects

HARRISBURG – Noviembre 19, 2021 – Sen. Wayne Fontana (D- Allegheny) announced today that $2,450,000 in grant funding has been awarded by the state to local area infrastructure projects. “The investments in local, state, and national infrastructure are vital to all...

La reforma de las residencias de ancianos, a debate en el Senado

HARRISBURG, 5 de noviembre de 2021 - Hoy, la senadora Katie Muth (D- Berks/Chester/Montgomery), presidenta del Comité de Política Demócrata del Senado de Pensilvania, y el senador estatal Wayne Fontana (D-Allegheny), presidente del Caucus, organizaron una audiencia pública virtual...

Fontana: Local Affordable Housing Projects Get $3.5 Million Boost

PITTSBURGH – Octubre 27, 2021 – Efforts to provide affordable housing in the 42nd Senate District will get a $3.5 million boost, according to Sen. Wayne Fontana. The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency Board approved tax credits for three local projects that will be...

Sen. Fontana Issues Statement on “Non-Answers” from VisitPITTSBURGH

Allegheny County – Septiembre 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...

Fontana Announces $2.6M in Violence, Drug Prevention Grants

HARRISBURG – Septiembre 9, 2021 – Local organizations working to stem the tide of community violence and opiod abuse will receive more than $2.6 million in state grants to fund their work, state Sen. Wayne Fontana announced today. “The groups receiving this funding...

Declaración del senador Fontana sobre el mandato estatal de máscaras

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...

Fontana anuncia ayudas estatales para proyectos de mejora comunitaria

Condado de Allegheny - 3 de agosto de 2021 - Tres organizaciones locales han recibido tres cuartos de millón de dólares en subvenciones estatales para proyectos de mejora de la comunidad, anunció hoy el senador Wayne Fontana. Las subvenciones se encuentran entre los 41 proyectos de toda Pensilvania para...