Lansing Update
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.
Legislation Banning Abortion Coercion Heads to Senate; Senate Subcommittee Addresses Lack of Abortion Clinic Inspections; Failure to Report Stem Cell Research Could Mean Decreased Funds for U of M.
“Choose Life” License Plates May be Coming to Michigan; Senate Passes Resolution Honoring Catholic Schools Week.
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.
Governor Snyder Expected to Sign Partial-Birth Abortion Ban; Catholic Conference Testifies in Support of Education Reform Legislation.
Senate Passes Welfare Reform Legislation.
Partial Birth Abortion Ban Moves to Full House; House Commerce Committee Addresses E-Verify Immigration Legislation.
Human Services Budget Wrapped up as Legislature Finalizes 2012 Spending Plan; MCC State Budget Advocacy Recap.
Legislature Sends Governor 6% Earned Income Tax Credit; Welfare Reform Measures Move to State Senate.
House Committee Moves 48-Month Lifetime Limit for State Assistance; House Passes Fiscal Year 2012 Budgets; Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Anti-Bullying Legislation.
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.