Senator Fontana Statement on Allegheny County Reassessment Order

Allegheny County, August 17, 2026 – State Senator Wayne Fontana (D-Allegheny) issued the following statement on the Common Pleas Court order issued today to require Allegheny County conduct countywide property reassessments every five years starting in 2027: “While...

Sen. Fontana Announces Nearly $50 Million for Projects in Allegheny County

Allegheny County – July 16, 2026 - Today, State Senator Wayne Fontana announced awards totaling $47,398,516 in state Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grants in the 42nd Senatorial District. “I am proud to announce another major investment of...

Sen. Fontana Announces Nearly $3 Million for Affordable Housing Projects

Allegheny County − June 16, 2026 – Programs that address affordable housing needs in the 42nd Senatorial District will receive state grants totaling $2,925,000 state Sen. Wayne Fontana announced today. “Getting people into safe and affordable housing and keeping...

Sen. Fontana Announces Over $1.3 Million for Violence Prevention

Allegheny County − June 10, 2026 – Today, Sen. Wayne Fontana announced that several local organizations were awarded a total of $1,344,233 in state grants from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD). “Violence prevention programming continues to...

Senator Fontana Announces Over $350K in Senior Community Center Grants

Allegheny County – June 4, 2026 – Today, Senator Wayne Fontana announced grants totaling $350,298 in state funding to senior community centers in the 42nd senatorial district. “We just celebrated Older Americans Month in May and what better way to recognize the...

Sen. Fontana Announces Awardees of Main Street Matters Grants

Allegheny County – May 28, 2026 – Today, Senator Wayne Fontana announced four organizations in the 42nd Senatorial District received grant awards totaling $1,975,000 from the state Department of Community and Economic Development. “Main Street Matters grants are...

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Fontana Bill Would Motivate Non-Profits to “Do the Right Thing”

PITTSBURGH, November 30, 2011 – – After attending today’s Senate Banking and Insurance Committee hearing on the dispute between the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and Highmark, Sen. Wayne D. Fontana (D-Pittsburgh) again stressed the need for legislative action to address non-profit organizations that are clearly driven by profit.

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Fontana Announces Skills for Success Career Workshops

BROOKLINE, October 7, 2011 – State Sen. Wayne D. Fontana today announced a series of seven career workshops beginning October 15th and running through November 17th that will help attendees gain control of the job search process, create powerful resumes and develop...

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Fontana Re-Introduces Assessment Moratorium Legislation

BROOKLINE, September 30, 2011 – State Sen. Wayne D. Fontana today filed legislation imposing a moratorium on all court-ordered assessments in the Commonwealth through November 2012, or until the state acts on assessment reforms. There are seven co-sponsors on the...

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