This week: Action Will Soon Be Needed to Pass Critical Faith-Based Adoption and Foster Care Bills; School Choice Telephone Town Hall to Be Held Next Wednesday; MCC Interview with Michigan Talk Radio Highlights Current Legislative Issues. Read more…

This week: House Committee Approves Faith-Based Child Placement Bills; Governor Appoints Members to Two State Human Trafficking Groups; “Choose Life” License Plate Legislation Headed to State Senate; Wording Finalized for May Road Funding Proposal; The Word from Lansing Column Addresses Education Policies; USCCB Urges Consideration of Poor and Vulnerable in the Federal Budget. Read more…

This week: MCC and St. Vincent Catholic Charities Testify In Support of Adoption Bills; U.S. Bishops Urge Support for Health Care Conscience Rights Act. Read more…

This week: A Blueprint for the Common Good: MCC Announces Advocacy Principles for 2015–2016; Governor Introduces State Budget Recommendations for Fiscal Year 2015–2016; Elder Abuse Bills Pass Senate Judiciary Committee; Death Penalty Resolution Introduced in Michigan Senate. Read more…

This week: During March for Life, U.S. House Passes Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Prohibition; Michigan State of State Address Calls for Greater Service to Michigan’s Poor; Michigan House Recognizes Catholic Schools Week With Resolution; Religious Freedom Restoration Act Introduced in Senate. Read more…

This week: Michigan Legislature Returns, Elected Officials Sworn in This Week; U.S. Supreme Court to Consider Marriage Cases from Michigan and Three Other States; Significant Revenue Shortfalls Surface; MCC Cheers Legislation to Fully Restore EITC; Professional Development Legislation Signed into Law; The Word from Lansing Column Highlights 2013–2014 Achievements. Read more…

This week: Historic Week for Religious Liberty Policies in Michigan House; Michigan Senate Approves Prisoner Employability Bills; Sentencing Reform Bills Passed by Michigan House; Senate Committee Adopts Nonprofit Housing Property Exemption. Read more…

This week: MCC Calls for Religious Liberty Legislation to Be Priority in Lame Duck; House Approves Nuisance Legislation Related to Human Trafficking; House Committee Passes Bill to Enact Human Trafficking Health Advisory Board; The Word from Lansing in November Addresses Lame Duck Session. Read more…

This week: 6th Circuit Upholds Michigan Marriage Amendment, Reverses District Court Decision; MCC Thanks Catholics for Election Participation; Federal Legislative Race Results; State Level Executive Race Results; Michigan Legislature Chosen, Leadership Roles Decided; “Lame Duck” Session. Read more…

This week: Special Election Message, November 3, 2014 Read more…