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 January 20, 2012
Federal Government Will Force Religious Employers to Purchase Contraceptive Coverage; MCC Testifies in Support of Shared Time/Dual Enrollment Legislation; Catholic Conference Urges Reform of Statewide Indigent Defense System.
Lansing Update / Posted September 30, 2011
Governor Snyder Expected to Sign Partial-Birth Abortion Ban; Catholic Conference Testifies in Support of Education Reform Legislation.
Lansing Update / Posted July 15, 2011
Senate Passes Welfare Reform Legislation.
Lansing Update / Posted June 24, 2011
Partial Birth Abortion Ban Moves to Full House; House Commerce Committee Addresses E-Verify Immigration Legislation.
Lansing Update / Posted May 27, 2011
Human Services Budget Wrapped up as Legislature Finalizes 2012 Spending Plan; MCC State Budget Advocacy Recap.
Lansing Update / Posted May 13, 2011
Legislature Sends Governor 6% Earned Income Tax Credit; Welfare Reform Measures Move to State Senate.
Lansing Update / Posted May 6, 2011
House Committee Moves 48-Month Lifetime Limit for State Assistance; House Passes Fiscal Year 2012 Budgets; Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Anti-Bullying Legislation.
Lansing Update / Posted April 29, 2011
Scaled-Back Earned Income Tax Credit Included in Tax Bill Rewrite; Universities Required to Report on Embryo Research Under High Ed Bill; Update on Human Services Budget.
Lansing Update / Posted April 21, 2011
Governor’s Tax Plan Modified to Include Partial Restoration of EITC; Senate Human Services Budget Passes Out of Appropriations Committee.
Lansing Update / Posted April 15, 2011
Michigan Bishops Urge Greater Attention to Poor and Vulnerable in State Budget Debate; Catholic Conference Calls DHS Budget Recommendations “Unacceptable”.