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 February 21, 2020
Action Alert! Help MCC Urge Opposition to Payday Lending Expansion; Marijuana Warning Label Bill Becomes Law; Legislature Approves School Safety Device Measure; 2020 Census: Dates to Know.
Lansing Update / Posted February 14, 2020
School Safety Device Bill Close to Final Adoption; House Next to Consider Elder Abuse Legislation; MCC Supports Energy Freedom Package; 2020 Census: Count Begins in March.
Lansing Update / Posted February 7, 2020
MCC Responds to Governor's Budget Recommendations; New Faithful Citizenship Resources Available This Election Season; With Bipartisan Support, Marijuana Warning Label Bills Await Governor's Signature; Committee Approves Measure to Assist Stillborn Families.
Lansing Update / Posted January 31, 2020
School Choice Week Rally Highlights Need for Educational Options; Legislature Recognizes Michigan Catholic Schools for Benefiting Society; MCC Advocates on Poverty Programs, Education at Annual Gathering; March for Life Provides Inspiring Witness for Life, MCC Reflects; Governor Delivers State of the State to Michiganders.
Lansing Update / Posted January 24, 2020
March for Life Draws Enormous Crowd in D.C.; MCC Supports Measures for Minority Mothers, Stillborn Families; Legislature Issues Catholic Schools Week Resolutions; Blaine Case Opportunity to "End Shameful Legacy"; USCCB Grateful for Federal Religious Freedom Measures; Upcoming Dates: State of the State and the Budget Process.
Lansing Update / Posted January 17, 2020
2020 Census: Apply Now for Temporary Positions; Citizen's Redistricting Commission Accepting Applications; The Word from Lansing: Advocacy Successes in 2019.
Lansing Update / Posted January 10, 2020
Petition Drive to Ban Dismemberment Abortion Advances to State Board; Michigan Legislature Returns to Lansing.
Lansing Update / Posted December 13, 2019
DEADLINE TODAY: Petition Forms to End Dismemberment Abortion Must be Postmarked or Delivered to Right to Life of Michigan TODAY!; Some Budget Vetoes Restored by Legislature; More Work to be Done; Governor Files Brief Declaring Nonpublic School Mandate Reimbursement Unconstitutional; MCC Opposes Legislation to Expand Payday Lending; Marijuana Warning Label Requirement Passes Senate Committee; School Safety Building Code Changes Moving Forward; Suicide Prevention Commission Bill Headed to Governor. Legislature Adjourns Until January 8, 2020 Merry Christmas!
Lansing Update / Posted December 6, 2019
MCC Supports Tax Credit for Donations to Food Banks and Homeless Shelters; DEADLINE IS THURSDAY: Only One Week Remains to Sign the Petition Drive to End Dismemberment Abortion!
Lansing Update / Posted November 22, 2019
REMINDER: Help the Petition Drive to End Dismemberment Abortion Finish Strong in December; TAKE ACTION: Urge Congress to Oppose Budget Amendment Enriching Global Abortion Providers; School Safety Building Code Change Approved by House; November is Adoption Awareness Month; The Word from Lansing: Safe Delivery Law Saves Michigan Newborns; Legislature on Break Until December 3; Happy Thanksgiving!