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Fontana to Insist on Dependable Funding Source for Transit
HARRISBURG, June 20, 2007 -- State Senator Wayne D. Fontana (D-Brookline) today said he will insist that a continual and dependable funding source for mass transit be part of any transportation funding remedy. “State government should be doing more to encourage mass...
Fontana Urges Visit to New State Trooper Web Site
HARRISBURG, June 19, 2007 –State Sen. Wayne D. Fontana (DAllegheny) is urging men and women interested in law enforcement careers to visit a new web site from the State Police that provides information on becoming an officer. The new site, www.patrooper.com, provides...
Fontana Votes to Support Legislative Reforms
HARRISBURG, May 8, 2007 – Calling it a step toward making state government more efficient and accountable, state Senator Wayne D. Fontana (D-Allegheny) today voted for several legislative reform bills that were reported out of the State Government Committee. “These...
Fontana Announces Funding of Child Advocacy Center Website
PITTSBURGH, April 12, 2007 –(D-Brookline) today joined representatives of Allegheny County’s Child Advocacy Center – A Child’s Place – to announce funding of a new website to assist individuals working with child abuse victims. “It’s particularly appropriate that we...
Fontana Reminds Students of Upcoming Financial Aid Deadline
HARRISBURG, January 16, 2007 –- Families with college students should act now to file for financial aid, said state Sen. Wayne D. Fontana. FAFSA, or Free Application for Federal Student Aid, is used to determine eligibility for federal, state and collegiate-level...
Area Senators Comment of Potential Port Authority Cuts
HARRISBURG, January 2, 2007 - A bipartisan group of state Senators representing Allegheny County today pledged to help solve the Port Authority Transit’s (PAT) financial problems. State Senators Jay Costa, Jane Orie, Sean Logan, John Pippy, and Wayne Fontana said they...