Sen. Fontana Statement on VisitPittsburgh Audit Response

Allegheny County – Abril 14, 2023 – Today, State Senator Wayne Fontana issued the following statement on VisitPittsburgh’s response to the Allegheny County Controller’s performance audit: The administration of VisitPittsburgh is more focused on deflecting and spinning...

Sen. Fontana Statement on VisitPittsburgh Audit

Allegheny County – Abril 13, 2023 – Today, State Senator Wayne Fontana issued the following statement on the release of the Allegheny County Controller’s performance audit of VisitPittsburgh: I requested a performance audit of VisitPittsburgh in Septiembre of 2022,...

Senator Fontana Announces Over $250,000 in Clean Transportation Grants

Allegheny County – Marzo 2, 2023 – Today, Senator Wayne Fontana announced $285,652 in grants from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to fund clean transportation in Allegheny County. “These grants are an investment in both infrastructure and...

Senator Fontana Announces Nearly $125,000 in School Safety Grants

Allegheny County, PA – Febrero 14, 2023 – Today, State Senator Wayne Fontana announced $124,995.75 in Safe Schools Targeted Grants to create safer school communities. “School safety is critical to the well-being and academic success of our students,” said Senator...

Sen. Fontana Statement on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Allegheny County – Diciembre 16, 2022 – Today, Pennsylvania State Senator Wayne Fontana issued the following statement in solidarity with the striking members of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh: “As a former Pittsburgh Post-Gazette driver and member of...

Sen. Fontana Renews “Extreme Risk” Gun Suspension Effort

PITTSBURGH, Febrero 14, 2019 – On the one-year anniversary of the Parkland mass shooting tragedy, state Sen. Wayne D. Fontana (D-Allegheny) today reintroduced legislation that would empower families and police officers to petition a court to temporarily remove...

Sen. Fontana Lauds Kane for Rejecting Lottery Privatization Contract

Pittsburgh, Febrero 14, 2013 – State Sen. Wayne D. Fontana (D-Allegheny) today provided the following statement in reaction to Attorney General Kathleen Kane’s decision to reject the Lottery privatization contract on Constitutional grounds: “I applaud Attorney...

Fontana volverá a presentar una ley de moratoria de las contribuciones

BEECHVIEW, 14 de septiembre de 2011 - El senador estatal Wayne D. Fontana ha anunciado hoy que volverá a presentar un proyecto de ley que impone una moratoria sobre las evaluaciones ordenadas por los tribunales hasta noviembre de 2012, o hasta que el Estado actúe sobre las reformas de evaluación. Un proyecto de ley similar, aprobado por el...