April 14, 2023
Allegheny County – April 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...
April 13, 2023
Allegheny County – April 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 September of 2022,...
April 5, 2023
Allegheny County – April 5, 2023 – Today, Senator Wayne Fontana announced a total of $89,992 in Nonprofit Security Grants from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) were awarded to two organizations in the 42nd senatorial district. “These PCCD...
March 17, 2023
Allegheny County – March 17, 2023 – Today, Senator Wayne Fontana announced $7,555,688 in project and infrastructure grants are coming to communities throughout the 42nd senatorial district. “These grants bring millions in funds to local projects in Allegheny...
March 10, 2023
Allegheny County – March 9, 2023 – Today, Senator Wayne Fontana announced $1,176,932 in grants from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) to organizations serving the residents of the 42nd senatorial district. “These PCCD grants target specific...
March 2, 2023
Allegheny County – March 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...
February 15, 2023
Allegheny County, PA – February 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...
February 7, 2023
Allegheny County, PA – February 7, 2023 – Today, Senator Wayne Fontana announced $249,044 in grants for fire companies, emergency medical service, and volunteer rescue squads. Grants were awarded to 18 organizations in the 42nd Senatorial District from the Fire...
January 18, 2023
Allegheny County – January 18, 2023 – Today, Pennsylvania State Senator Wayne Fontana announced $782,853 in state grants for outdoor and recreation spaces in Allegheny County. Grants were awarded to the Allegheny Land Trust and City of Pittsburgh from the DEP Growing...
December 16, 2022
Allegheny County – December 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...
December 8, 2021
HARRISBURG – December 7, 2021 – Sen. Wayne Fontana (D-Allegheny) announced today that $9,251,695 in Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) funding has been awarded to local organizations for the acquisition and construction of regional economic, cultural,...
February 14, 2019
PITTSBURGH, February 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...
February 14, 2013
Pittsburgh, February 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...
September 14, 2011
BEECHVIEW, September 14, 2011 – State Sen. Wayne D. Fontana announced today that he will re-introduce legislation imposing a moratorium on court-ordered assessments through November 2012, or until the state acts on assessment reforms. A similar bill, passed by the...
