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 April 14, 2022
Legislation that would allow hidden guns in schools and churches advanced despite MCC opposition, and funding help for low-income students to attend private colleges was maintained under one legislative budget proposal.
Lansing Update / Posted April 8, 2022
Michigan Catholic Conference this week responded to news of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Planned Parenthood filing a series of legal actions that collectively seek to overturn Michigan’s nearly century-old law prohibiting abortion.
Lansing Update / Posted April 1, 2022
Catholics across Michigan—including Catholic Advocacy Network members like you—are invited to help collect signatures toward creating a law to help low-income families afford education expenses like tuition and tutoring.
Lansing Update / Posted March 25, 2022
A massive spending bill approved by the Legislature includes more money for affordable housing, homeowner assistance and water filtration systems for schools, including Catholic schools. The Pope also invited the whole Church in consecrating Ukraine and Russia to Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart.
Lansing Update / Posted March 18, 2022
The U.S. Bishops celebrate a congressional budget that will continue blocking tax dollars from funding abortions, and in Michigan, the state House voted against taking taxes off diapers. Plus, MCC's latest edition of Focus on how the Church serves mothers in need is now available, with information on how to find copies.
Lansing Update / Posted March 4, 2022
Extreme Abortion Bill Fails to Advance in U.S. Senate Vote; Bill Expanding Mandatory Reporters of Child Abuse Considered by State Senate; Most Rev. Jeffrey Walsh Officially Installed as Sixth Bishop of Gaylord; Former Bishop of Grand Rapids and Gaylord Passes Away at 92.
Lansing Update / Posted February 25, 2022
Tell U.S. Senate to Stop Most Extreme Abortion on Demand Bill Ever Seen; Website Dedicated to Opposing Proposed Abortion Amendment Launches; Governor Signs Bills Providing COVID Tests for Schools, Limiting Unnecessary Incarceration; Lansing Catholic Football Celebrated by Lawmakers at State Capitol; Pope Francis Calls for Day of Prayer, Fasting for Ukraine Next Wednesday.
Lansing Update / Posted February 11, 2022
Here’s What MCC is Watching in Governor’s Proposed Budget; MCC Joins Opposition Against Expanding Predatory Loan Practices; Latest Spending Bill Includes More Money for School COVID Tests; State House Agrees to Ban Research on Aborted Fetal Tissue; Bills Cracking Down on Unnecessary Incarceration Head to Governor.
Lansing Update / Posted February 4, 2022
Catholic Education Takes on Renewed Importance Amid Pandemic Uncertainties; Take Action to Oppose Predatory Payday Lending Bill in Next Week's Hearing; MCC Supports No Taxes on Diapers for Children, Adults; Gov to Make Budget Presentation, Kicking Off Process for Next Year's Spending Plan; In Other News This Week.
Lansing Update / Posted January 28, 2022
Court Settlement Protects Faith-Based Providers’ Conscience Rights in Adoption, Foster Care; MCC Reiterates Call to Promote Dignity &Amp; Work After Governor Urges Increase to Earned Income Tax Credit; Michigan Catholic Students Featured as Part of School Choice Week Celebration.