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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.

    May 8, 2015

    Michigan Voters Overwhelmingly Reject Road Funding Proposal; Senate Passes State Budget Proposal, Conference Committees on the Horizon; Two Anti-Religious Liberty Measures Become Law in DC.

    May 1, 2015

    Michigan Celebrates Marriage Releases Second Commercial; An Update on the Michigan Budget and Next Week’s Ballot Proposal; Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Marriage Case; Testimony Heard in Senate Committee Regarding Religious Freedom Restoration Act; Events and Advocacy Promote Greater Awareness of Human Trafficking.

    April 24, 2015

    ACTION ALERT! Encourage Your Senator to Support Faith-Based Adoption Bills; Budget Proposals Now Move to Full House and Senate; Faith Leaders Stand Up for Marriage, Religious Freedom Prior to Supreme Court Marriage Case; New FOCUS Publication Explains Proposal 1 — May 5th Road Funding Proposal.

    March 27, 2015

    Key Budget Priorities Move Forward to Appropriations Committees; ACTION ALERT! Speak Out for the Protection of Life and Liberty in DC; Michigan State Police Issues School Safety Grants; Several Catholic Schools Among Winners; STEM Diploma Recognition Bills Await Action in Michigan Senate.

    March 20, 2015

    MCC Applauds Passage of Faith-Based Adoption Bills; “Choose Life” License Plates Continue to House Committee After Senate Approval; Watch the Telephone Town Hall on School Choice.

    March 13, 2015

    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.

    March 6, 2015

    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.

    February 20, 2015

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

    February 13, 2015

    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.

    January 23, 2015

    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.

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