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 September 18, 2015
Legislation to Defund Planned Parenthood Passes U.S. House; For Upcoming Papal Visit, MCC Op/Ed Highlights Faith in Public Life; Follow Along with the Papal Visit and World Meeting of Families; Respect Life 2015 Message: “Every Life is Worth Living”.
Lansing Update / Posted September 11, 2015
Capitol Lawn Tickets Available for Pope Francis’s Address in DC on September 24; Shared Time Expansion Bills Now Before Michigan House; Patriot Day Remembers Lives Lost on September 11, 2001; New MCC FOCUS Available: Confronting Violence in Society; The Word from Lansing Column: Educational Choice, An Investment in Our Children; Labor Day Statement Emphasizes Importance of Work for Families; Follow Michigan Catholic Conference on Instagram.
Lansing Update / Posted July 17, 2015
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Seeking Waiver for Healthy Michigan Plan; New Website Launched on Preserving the Earned Income Tax Credit; Every Child Achieves Act Passed by U.S. Senate; Pope Speaks on Common Good, Need for Active Dialogue in Society.
Lansing Update / Posted July 10, 2015
Two New Videos Celebrating Marriage Available at Michigan Celebrates Marriage Website; U.S. House of Representatives Passes Student Success Act.
Lansing Update / Posted July 2, 2015
Senate Passes Road Funding Plan Without EITC Elimination — Thank You for Your Impact!.
Lansing Update / Posted June 29, 2015
Michigan Catholic Bishops Respond to U.S. Supreme Court Redefining Marriage; ACTION NEEDED: Urge Your Senator to Protect the State EITC.
Lansing Update / Posted June 12, 2015
MCC Applauds Signing of Faith-Based Adoption Bills by the Governor; MCC Disappointed in House Passage of Bill Eliminating the State EITC; Senate Passes Bill Prohibiting Religious Censorship in Historical Instruction; Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Legislation Continues to House.
Lansing Update / Posted June 5, 2015
MCC Testifies on Behalf of EITC, Action Needed to Protect This Vital Anti-Poverty Tool; Michigan Legislature Approves Final Budget Proposals, Now Await Governor’s Signature; Expanded Shared Time Services Bill Continues to Full Michigan House.
Lansing Update / Posted May 29, 2015
2015–2016 State Budget Almost Final; MCC Will Testify Against Bill Eliminating Earned Income Tax Credit; The Word from Lansing Column Highlights Foster Care Awareness Month; Spanish Resources Now Available on Michigan Celebrates Marriage Website.
Lansing Update / Posted May 22, 2015
Watch Memorial Mass This Coming Monday on EWTN; Bill Prohibiting Religious Censorship in Schools Continues to Full Senate; House Committee Considers Bills Addressing Domestic Violence; Testimony Heard on Shared Time Services for Kindergarteners; Governor Issues Special Criminal Justice Message; Federal Human Trafficking Legislation Before President For Final Approval.