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Fontana: Organizaciones locales recibirán 3,8 millones de dólares en subvenciones estatales
HARRISBURG, 9 de junio de 2022 - Las organizaciones que trabajan para promover la seguridad pública y la defensa de las víctimas en el Distrito 42 del Senado recibirán más de 3,8 millones de dólares en subvenciones estatales, anunció hoy el senador Wayne Fontana. La Comisión de Pensilvania sobre el Delito y la Delincuencia...
El senador Fontana comparte su declaración sobre la filtración del borrador del Tribunal Supremo sobre el aborto
Condado de Allegheny - 4 de mayo de 2022 - Hoy, el senador estatal de Pensilvania Wayne Fontana compartió la siguiente declaración en respuesta a las noticias sobre el proyecto de opinión filtrado de la Corte Suprema que anularía Roe v. Wade. "El borrador de opinión filtrado de la Corte Suprema de EE. UU...
El senador Fontana anuncia más de 12 millones de dólares en subvenciones RACP adicionales para el condado de Allegheny
Allegheny County - April 26, 2022 - Hoy, el senador del estado de Pensilvania Wayne Fontana anunció $ 12.25 millones en subvenciones del Programa de Asistencia de Capital de Reurbanización (RACP) se ha concedido a múltiples proyectos en el condado de Allegheny. La financiación se suma a los 12...
El senador Fontana anuncia 12 millones de dólares en subvenciones para el desarrollo comunitario
Condado de Allegheny - 25 de abril 2022 - Hoy, el senador del estado de Pennsylvania Wayne Fontana anunció la administración Wolf otorgará $ 12 millones a dos proyectos en el distrito 42. Las subvenciones son financiadas por el Programa de Capital de Asistencia para la Reurbanización (RACP). "Estoy...
El senador Fontana anuncia 600.000 dólares para un proyecto de revitalización en el distrito de Hill
Allegheny County – April 20, 2022 – Today, Pennsylvania State Senator Wayne Fontana announced the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) will award a $600,000 grant to the redevelopment of the former “Kretz” building at the corner of Wylie and Herron avenues in...
El senador Fontana aplaude la concesión de más de 50.000 dólares en subvenciones para coches eléctricos en el condado de Allegheny
Allegheny County – April 19, 2022 – Today, Pennsylvania State Senator Wayne Fontana commended the Department of Environmental Protection for investing in electric vehicles for use in Allegheny County. Across the commonwealth, funding went to 13 municipalities and...
Sen. Fontana Announces Almost $100,000 in Safety Grants for Non-Profits
Allegheny County – April 14, 2022 –Pennsylvania State Senator Wayne Fontana announced today that $99,200 in non-profit security grants have been awarded to four community organizations in Allegheny County. “These grants support safety equipment, planning and training...
Sen. Fontana Announces Almost $100,00 in Safe Neighborhood Grants
Allegheny County – March 10, 2022 –Pennsylvania State Senator Wayne Fontana announced today that $92,955 in grants has been awarded to three community organizations in Allegheny County. The grants are funded by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency’s...
Sens. Fontana, Pittman Unveil Bipartisan Legislation to Identify Risk, Prevent Legionnaires’ Disease
HARRISBURG − March 4, 2022 − Legionnaires’ disease is on the rise across the country but especially in Pennsylvania, with the commonwealth showing some of the highest rates of infection and illness year after year, according to state and federal data.
Fontana Statement on 2022-2023 Budget Proposal
HARRISBURG, February 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, January 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, January 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. Wayne Fontana Commends Local Firms for Innovative Automated Vehicle Technology, Touts New Legislation
Pittsburgh – January 6, 2022 – Sen. Wayne D. Fontana (D- Allegheny) visited Carnegie Mellon University’s Manufacturing Futures Institute at Mill 19 today to join officials in unveiling legislation to safely support the innovative technologies of automated vehicles,...
Sen. Fontana Announces Nearly $1M for Local Improvement Projects
HARRISBURG – December 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...
Sen. Fontana Announces Almost $1M in Community Violence Prevention Grants
Pittsburgh – December 10, 2021 – Sen. Wayne Fontana (D-Allegheny) announced today that $721,751 in grant funding from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) has been awarded to local organizations aiding community members and preventing...
Fontana anuncia más de 9 millones de dólares en fondos RACP para proyectos locales
HARRISBURG - 7 de diciembre de 2021 - El senador Wayne Fontana (D-Allegheny) ha anunciado hoy que se han concedido 9.251.695 dólares en fondos del Programa Capital de Ayuda a la Reurbanización (RACP) a organizaciones locales para la adquisición y construcción de...
Fontana Announces Over $2M for Local Violence Prevention Funding
HARRISBURG – December 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 – November 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...
Senate Dems Discuss Nursing Home Reforms at Virtual Policy Hearing
HARRISBURG, November 5, 2021 – Today, Senator Katie Muth (D- Berks/Chester/Montgomery), Chair of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee, and state Sen. Wayne Fontana (D-Allegheny), Caucus Chair, hosted a virtual public hearing today on several nursing...
Fontana: Local Affordable Housing Projects Get $3.5 Million Boost
PITTSBURGH – October 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...