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Fontana convoca ayudas para personas autistas

PITTSBURGH, 24 de febrero de 2010 - Los niños y adultos que padecen trastornos del espectro autista (TEA) pueden solicitar ayuda a través de minisubvenciones estatales, según ha anunciado hoy el senador estatal Wayne D. Fontana (D-Brookline). El autismo es un trastorno neurobiológico que afecta a la capacidad de una persona para...

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Fontana califica el presupuesto de Rendell de "buen punto de partida"

Harrisburg - 9 de febrero de 2010 - Haciendo hincapié en que va a luchar para mantener la línea de impuestos y crear buenos puestos de trabajo, el senador estatal Wayne D. Fontana dijo hoy que la propuesta de presupuesto de $ 29 mil millones del gobernador está en el camino correcto. "A pesar de que el estado se enfrenta actualmente a un...

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Fontana Named to Conference Committee on Table Games

HARRISBURG, JAN. 5, 2010 — State Sen. Wayne D. Fontana (D-Allegheny) has been named as the Senate Democratic conferee on the six-member conference committee that is expected to hammer out a final agreement on table games legislation. “I am honored to serve on this key...

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Home Heating Program Will Open on Nov 2

HARRISBURG, October 27, 2009 -- Senator Wayne Fontana (D-Allegheny) today reminded citizens that Pennsylvania’s Low-Income Home Energy Assistance program (LIHEAP) will open for the 2009-10 heating season on Nov. 2. LIHEAP operates by providing cash grants to help...

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Fontana Disappointed with Carnegie Library Board Vote

HARRISBURG, OCT. 6, 2009—State Sen. Wayne D. Fontana today expressed profound disappointment over the Carnegie Library’s decision to close four branches in the City of Pittsburgh – including two in his district and the merger of a third in the district with another...

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Fontana Chastises Leaders For Not Hearing Their Members

HARRISBURG, OCTOBER 1, 2009 – State Sen. Wayne D. Fontana (D-Allegheny) today chastised the leaders of the House and Senate for continuing to push forward their budget proposal when their members are calling for other solutions. “We are hearing today that the budget...

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Fontana Calls Table Games a Winner

HARRISBURG, Sept. 16, 2009 – Calling it a good way to create jobs and help keep Pennsylvania’s casinos competitive, State Sen. Wayne D. Fontana (D-Allegheny) today said he would likely support allowing table games at existing casinos. “While I will insist that the...

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Fontana Comments on Budget Compromise

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 11, 2009 – State Sen. Wayne D. Fontana (D-Allegheny) today provided the following statement on today’s proposed budget compromise agreement. “While I am encouraged by this overdue compromise agreement, I still intend on thoroughly reviewing all of...

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