Lansing Update publishes on Fridays when the Michigan Legislature is in session and chronicles legislative activity of interest to Michigan Catholic Conference. Join the Catholic Advocacy Network to receive Lansing Update in your inbox.
Lansing Update / Posted November 4, 2016
Vote on Tuesday, November 8; Why does this election matter?; What do the U.S. Bishops say about voting?; What issues should be considered before voting?; I've chosen my candidates/positions—what next?
Lansing Update / Posted October 21, 2016
Visit Michigan Catholic Conference's Election Page; The Word from Lansing Column: Calling for Dignity in the Public Square; President of U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Urges Respect for Religion; Student Transportation Measure Passes Full Senate.
Lansing Update / Posted October 7, 2016
State of Michigan Prepares to Reimburse Nonpublic Schools for State Mandates; MCC Launches 2016 Election Website.
Lansing Update / Posted September 23, 2016
FOCUS: The Issues, The Candidates and Your Vote 2016; MCC Advocates for Immigrant Legislation; House Approves Transportation Bill With Bipartisan Support; Kevin's Law Update Passed by Senate Health Policy Committee; Joint Custody Legislation Considered in House Committee; Wrongful Imprisonment Bills Continue Forward to Michigan House.
Lansing Update / Posted September 16, 2016
Public Comment Period Open on HHS Mandate; Comments Needed; MCC Responds to State Board of Education Vote; The Word from Lansing Column: Opportunities for Work and its Impact on Society; U.S. Bishops Speak on Religious Liberty, Abortion, Migration, & Marriage This Week
Lansing Update / Posted September 9, 2016
Human Trafficking Expungement Bills Continue Forward; Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Successor Judge Legislation; MCC Testifies in House Education Committee on Student Transportation Bill; USCCB Issues Comments in NIH Chimera Research Proposal; Prayer for Peace in Our Communities Brings Attention to Issues of Violence.
Lansing Update / Posted September 2, 2016
MCC Files Legal Brief Arguing Constitutionality of State Reimbursements for Nonpublic Schools; U.S. Bishops Issue Annual Labor Day Statement; i>The Word from Lansing Column: Love and Peace in the Midst of Violence; Public Comment: NIH Proposes Taxpayer-Funding Research on Animal-Human Chimeras; Pope Francis Addresses Care of Creation: “Show Mercy to Our Common Home”.
Lansing Update / Posted July 15, 2016
MCC Welcomes Governor’s Request for Supreme Court Opinion on Non-Public School Funding; U.S. House Approves Conscience Protection Act; Bill Continues to U.S. Senate; Domestic Violence Cell Phone Bills Signed Into Law; MCC Supports Successor Judge Bill; Testimony Will Continue in September; Federal First Amendment Defense Act Considered in House Oversight Committee.
Lansing Update / Posted July 1, 2016
Mandate Funding for Non-Public Schools Included in Final Budget; Send Thank You Now; 2016–2017 Budget Signed Into Law by Governor; CALL TO ACTION: Urge Congress to Pass the Conscience Protection Act; USCCB Laments SCOTUS Decision Rejecting Abortion Clinic Safety Law; SCOTUS Declines to Hear Pro-Life Pharmacy Conscience Case; Fortnight for Freedom Draws Attention to Witnesses of Faith.
Lansing Update / Posted June 24, 2016
ACTION NEEDED: Urge Governor Snyder to Support Health and Safety Mandate Funding; Bill Terminating Parental Rights Becomes Law; USCCB: Federal Agency Fails to Protect Churches from California Elective Abortion Mandate; USCCB Migration Chair Says Supreme Court Immigration Decision “Highly Disappointing”; Governor Snyder Approves Sibling Foster Care Placement Measures; The Word from Lansing Column: Public Transportation and Communities in Need.