“State Legislature Approves School Aid Budget for 2022 Fiscal Year” and more…
Lansing Update / Posted July 2, 2021

State Legislature Approves School Aid Budget for 2022 Fiscal Year; United States Celebrates Independence Day.
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Lansing Update / Posted July 2, 2021
State Legislature Approves School Aid Budget for 2022 Fiscal Year; United States Celebrates Independence Day.
Lansing Update / Posted June 25, 2021
State House Approves Budgets for 2022 Fiscal Year—Nonpublic School Aid Heads to Governor; Bishops Respond on No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act; Pregnancy Tax Exemption Continues to Senate; MCC Calls for Adoption of Woman's Right to Know Act; House Resolution Affirms Right to Life for the Unborn; Elder and Child Abuse Prevention Measures Clear Committee; House Committee Passes "Sanctuary Cities" Ban; Find FAQs About Proposed Document on the Eucharist from USCCB.
Lansing Update / Posted June 18, 2021
Catholic Conference Praises Unanimous SCOTUS Fulton Decision; Action Needed! Sign a Petition to Protect the Hyde Amendment; Bills, Resources Celebrate Juneteenth, the Nation's 2nd Independence Day; COVID Aid for Nonpublic Schools Close to Governor's Desk; Bill to Expand Mandatory Reporters in State Supported by MCC; MCC Raises Concerns With Legislation Prohibiting "Sanctuary Cities"; Senate Committee Approves Deadline Extension for Student Assistance; Michigan House Votes in Favor of Organ Donation Bills.
Lansing Update / Posted June 11, 2021
Action Needed! Catholics Needed to Oppose Federal Equality Act; Focus: With Gratitude for African-American Catholics; Signatures Still Needed for Petition to Protect Hyde Amendment; MCC Supports Several Law Enforcement Measures in Concept.
Lansing Update / Posted June 4, 2021
Sign Online Petition: Oppose Federal Taxpayer Dollars Paying for Abortion; MCC Supports Tax Credit for Certain Charitable Contributions.
Lansing Update / Posted May 28, 2021
Your Voice is Needed to Protect Human Life; Revenue Estimating Conference Shares Positive News for State Budget; MCC Reviewing Police Reform Package Introduced into Legislature; On Memorial Day, Catholics Remember Service and Sacrifice.
Lansing Update / Posted May 21, 2021
USCCB Calls for Signatures to Protect Hyde Amendment by Early June; Bill to Recognize Unborn with Additional Tax Exemption Clears Committee; The Word from Lansing: So-Called 'Equality Act' Threatens Society and Religious Communities.
Lansing Update / Posted May 20, 2021
MCC Event Highlights Resources for Pregnant Women, Moms, and Families; Catholic Conference Again Urges Support for Driver's Licenses & I.D. Cards; Hyde Amendment in Jeopardy—Pro-Life Support Needed; Supplemental Budget Includes Critical COVID-Aid for Nonpublic Schools; House and Senate Pass State Budgets: A Review of Education Items; House and Senate Pass State Budgets: A Review of Departmental Items; MCC Testifies on Behalf of Consumer Protections in Payday Lending Industry.
Lansing Update / Posted May 8, 2021
ACTION NEEDED! Keep Abortion Out of Federal Family Planning Program; Register for Webinar: Stop Taxpayer-Funded Abortion; State House and Senate Appropriations Committees Move Forward 21–22 Budgets.
Lansing Update / Posted April 30, 2021
The Word from Lansing: During Pandemic, Catholic Schools Rise to the Challenge; Supplemental Budget Bills Continue Conversations on Nonpublic School COVID Aid; USCCB Expresses Support for Commitments at Leaders Summit on Climate.