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El proyecto de ley de Fontana facultaría a los ayuntamientos para ayudar a subsanar problemas de colectores de alcantarillado
HARRISBURG, June 3, 2014 – A state Senate committee today unanimously approved legislation sponsored by Sen. Wayne D. Fontana (D-Allegheny) that would give municipal governments the option of establishing policies and helping residents repair damaged sewer laterals....
Artículo de opinión: Mi idea para salvar el August Wilson Center
As the fate of Pittsburgh’s treasured August Wilson Center for African American Culture inches closer to foreclosure, it is time to step back from this pitched battle between bidders, bankers and community authorities and examine amicable and innovative solutions. In...
Fontana Child Abuse Reporting Bill Set to Become Law
HARRISBURG, May 7, 2014 – The state Senate today unanimously approved Sen. Wayne D. Fontana’s (D-Brookline) bill that would toughen child abuse reporting requirements in schools. Senate Bill 31 now goes to the governor for enactment. “This bill will help protect our...
Fontana Calls for Strengthening State’s Film Tax Credit program
Harrisburg, March 31, 2014 – State Sen. Wayne D. Fontana (D-Allegheny) has introduced legislation that would make more money available to the state’s film production tax credit program by recapturing unused credits from the previous year. If such a law were currently...
Sen. Fontana Re-Elected Vice Chair of PHEAA Board
Harrisburg, February 13, 2014 – State Sen. Wayne D. Fontana (D-Allegheny) today was unanimously re-elected to serve as the vice chairman of the board of directors for the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA). “I appreciate the board’s unanimous...
Reacción del senador Fontana al presupuesto estatal 204-15 del gobernador Corbett
Fontana Wants More Budget Dollars for Jobs and Businesses
Harrisburg, February 4, 2014 – State Sen. Wayne D. Fontana (D-Allegheny) today provided the following statement in response to Gov. Tom Corbett’s 2014-15 state budget proposal. “Like all budgets, there are things you like – and things you don’t. While I applaud the...
Senate Democrats Press Corbett on Human Services Funding Failures
PITTSBURGH, January 30, 2014 – Flanked by people who have struggled due to state human services budget cuts, Senate Democrats today detailed their budget priorities and challenged Gov. Tom Corbett to produce a spending plan that is aligned with the needs of...
Fontana elogia a los veteranos en la inauguración de un monumento a la II Guerra Mundial
Pittsburgh, December 6, 2013 – Calling the Southwestern Pennsylvania World War II monument a fitting tribute to World War II veterans and Pittsburgh’s historic role in that war, state Sen. Wayne D. Fontana (D-Allegheny) took part in today’s dedication ceremony at the...
Fontana Bill would Give Military Veterans Stronger Hiring Edge
Harrisburg, November 19, 2013 – State Sen. Wayne D. Fontana (D-Allegheny) today unveiled legislation that would increase the veterans’ preference points in Civil Service testing from 10 to 15 points. The Fontana legislation, introduced as part of a previous jobs...
El Senador Fontana en la ceremonia de inauguración del nuevo Centro de Atención Telefónica de PHEAA
Policy Hearing on Workforce Development
Expertos en desarrollo de la mano de obra y responsables de centros de enseñanza superior comparten reflexiones e ideas sobre la forma en que AP puede proporcionar trabajadores cualificados a la industria
PITTSBURGH, 30 de octubre de 2013 - Líderes de desarrollo de la fuerza laboral y estrategas de colegios comunitarios trabajaron hoy con el Comité de Política Demócrata del Senado estatal para diseñar una mejor estrategia para entregar empleados capacitados a los sectores de energía, manufactura y...
Fontana, la comisión del Senado debatirá sobre los colegios comunitarios y el desarrollo de la mano de obra
El senador Wayne Fontana y el Comité de Política Demócrata del Senado estatal organizarán una mesa redonda el miércoles 30 de octubre a las 10.00 horas en Pittsburgh para examinar cómo los colegios comunitarios pueden preparar mejor a los trabajadores cualificados en los sectores de la energía, la fabricación y otros...
Fontana Welcomes CSX Project to McKees Rocks, Stowe
McKees Rocks, October 17, 2013 – State Sen. Wayne D. Fontana is praising CSX Corporation’s announcement today that it plans to build the Pittsburgh Intermodal Terminal in McKees Rocks Borough and Stowe Township after reviewing numerous sites along CSXT mainline...
Senate Unanimously Approves Fontana Child Abuse Reporting Bill
HARRISBURG, October 16, 2013 – The state Senate today unanimously approved state Sen. Wayne D. Fontana’s (D-Brookline) bill that would toughen child abuse reporting requirements in schools. “I am pleased by this strong bipartisan vote in the Senate and will urge my...
Sesión de verano Entrevista con PCN y PLS
Pittsburgh Trial Highlights Need for Child Abuse Reporting Upgrade
Op-ed by Senator Wayne Fontana - Testimony from the trial in Pittsburgh involving alleged child abuse by a former Pittsburgh Public Schools police officer underscores the need for better safeguards for our children and clearer reporting procedures for school...
Fontana Says New State Budget Comes up Short on Education and Job Creation
Harrisburg, June 30, 2013 – State Sen. Wayne D. Fontana (D-Allegheny) today issued the following statement after the senate passed a new $28.3 billion budget by a vote of 33-17. Fontana opposed the measure (House Bill 1437): “With this budget, the Corbett...
La Comisión de Educación del Senado aprueba el proyecto de ley sobre denuncias de maltrato infantil en Fontana
HARRISBURG, June 11, 2013 – The state Senate Education Committee today unanimously approved state Sen. Wayne D. Fontana’s (D-Brookline) bill that would toughen child abuse reporting requirements in schools “I am heartened and encouraged by this strong bipartisan vote...