March 15, 2024
Pittsburgh – March 15, 2024 − Today, State Senator Wayne Fontana issued the following statement regarding Pittsburgh Public Schools threat to take legal action against Allegheny County to force a property tax reassessment: I understand the budget situation that...
March 12, 2024
Harrisburg – March 12, 2024 – Today, State Senator Wayne Fontana said he will soon be introducing a bill to allow municipalities to further incentivize building construction, improvements, or conversions by granting tax abatement for up to 20 years. “So...
March 8, 2024
Harrisburg – March 8, 2024 – Today, State Senator Wayne Fontana (D-Allegheny County) said that he will soon be introducing a bill in the Pennsylvania Senate to prohibit the use of credit cards for online casino games, sports betting and fantasy games, as well as for...
February 15, 2024
Harrisburg – February 15, 2024 – State Senator Wayne D. Fontana (D-Allegheny) today was unanimously re-elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA). Created in 1963 by the Pennsylvania General Assembly,...
February 4, 2024
PITTSBURGH − February 3, 2024 – The Senate Democratic Policy Committee traveled to Pittsburgh yesterday to host two events to highlight the successes of Pennsylvania’s groundbreaking Whole-Home Repairs Program. Less than a year after the distribution of funds,...
January 18, 2024
Allegheny County – January 18, 2024 − Today, State Senator Wayne Fontana announced $1,480,125 in grants from the Gaming Economic Development Tourism Fund (GEDTF) for infrastructure and redevelopment projects across the 42nd Senatorial District. Fontana worked to...
January 17, 2024
Allegheny County – January 17, 2024 – Today, State Senator Wayne Fontana announced two Greenway, Trails, and Recreation Program grants totaling $375,000 were awarded in the 42nd Senatorial District. “I am happy to see this money going towards projects that will...
December 21, 2023
Allegheny County – December 21, 2023 – Today, Senator Wayne Fontana announced $1,647,205 in grants to arts and culture organizations recovering from the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the 42nd Senatorial District. “We are so fortunate to enjoy such a...
December 19, 2023
Allegheny County − December 19, 2023 – Today, State Senator Wayne Fontana announced grants totaling $5,068,919 were awarded by Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) to several municipalities in the 42nd Senatorial District. “As a long-time...
December 18, 2023
Allegheny County – December 18, 2023 – Today, Senator Wayne Fontana announced a total of $289,000 in grants were awarded to organizations in his 42nd Senatorial District from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD). “These PCCD grants help...
December 15, 2023
Allegheny County – December 15, 2023 – Today, State Senator Wayne Fontana announced grants totaling $134,835 to three museums in the 42nd Senatorial District. “Pittsburgh and the surrounding communities are blessed with world-class museums that captivate and...
November 28, 2023
Allegheny County − November 28, 2023 – Today, State Senator Wayne Fontana announced awards totaling $3,034,390 in Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) funding to community initiatives and projects serving the constituents of the 42nd Senatorial District. “I am very...
October 18, 2023
Allegheny County – October 18, 2023 – Today, State Senator Wayne Fontana announced over $37 million in PENNVEST grants and low-interest loans to the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) for water infrastructure upgrades. “With this investment, residents...
October 12, 2023
Allegheny County − October 12, 2023 – Grants totaling $5,685,000 for affordable housing projects in the 42nd senatorial district were awarded today, state Sen. Wayne Fontana announced. “This is a substantial investment into affordable housing resources for the people...
September 22, 2023
Allegheny County – September 22, 2023 – Today, Senator Wayne Fontana announced $2,642,757 in funding for 42nd District-based agencies and organizations from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD). This funding provides critical funding for...
August 24, 2023
Allegheny County − August 24, 2023 – Today, State Senator Wayne Fontana announced that a half million-dollar state grant was awarded to Ingram Borough to improve traffic along Ingram Avenue. Ingram Borough received $555,046 from PennDOT to implement traffic calming...
August 23, 2023
Allegheny County – August 23, 2023 – Today, State Senator Wayne Fontana issued the following statement after Legionella bacteria found at Lancaster County Prison led to a positive case of Legionnaires’ disease. This follows a positive case of Legionnaires’ disease at...
August 16, 2023
Allegheny County – August 16, 2023 – Today, State Senator Wayne Fontana commended the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) for awarding grants totaling $1,116,348.13 to three municipalities in the 42nd senatorial district. Grants from PennDOT’s...
July 19, 2023
Allegheny County − July 19, 2023 – Today, State Senator Wayne Fontana announced nearly $15 million in PENNVEST grants and loans to the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) for its continued infrastructure improvements. “This money will go towards the...
July 14, 2023
Allegheny County, July 14, 2023 – Senator Wayne Fontana applauded the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) as Chairman, Lt. Governor Austin Davis, recently announced the awarding of grants to provide scholarship programs for at-risk students,...
June 22, 2023
Allegheny County, June 22, 2023 – Senator Wayne Fontana issued the following statement today, after the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed his Senate Bill 202, which provides land banks in Allegheny County a streamlined process for acquiring abandoned and...
June 14, 2023
Allegheny County, June 14, 2023 – A local organization that works to build strong communities, taking proactive steps to prevent violence, as well as Allegheny County government, each received state grants today totaling $1,813,023 from the Pennsylvania Commission on...
June 9, 2023
Allegheny County, June 9, 2023 – Local initiatives to address affordable housing needs and associated community development will receive state grants totaling $4,332,449, state Sen. Wayne Fontana announced today. “These programs, offered by experienced and proven...
May 19, 2023
PITTSBURGH − May 19, 2023 – State Senator Katie Muth (D-Chester/Montgomery/Berks), Chair of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee, today joined Senator Lindsey Williams (D-Allegheny) and Senator Wayne Fontana (D-Allegheny) to host a public hearing in Pittsburgh...
May 18, 2023
Allegheny County – May 18, 2023 – Today, Senator Wayne Fontana announced a total of $140,200 in Senior Community Center Grants were awarded to two centers in the 42nd Senatorial District. “These Senior Community Center Grants will help to make needed physical...
