March 3, 2017
Lansing Update / Posted March 3, 2017
Freedom to Serve Campaign and Website Launched This Week; Nonpublic and Public Schools Rally Against Potential Shared Time Cut; Criminal Justice Package Continues to Full House.
Lansing Update
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February 24, 2017
Lansing Update / Posted February 24, 2017
Income Tax Legislation Defeated in Michigan House; U.S. Bishops Respond to Memoranda on Immigration Enforcement and Border Security; The Word from Lansing Column: A Blueprint for the Common Good.
February 17, 2017
Lansing Update / Posted February 17, 2017
Hundreds Join National and Statewide Speakers for MCC Human Trafficking Conference; House Tax Committee Passes Income Tax Rollback; Lawmakers Begin Work on State Budgets, Challenge Cap on Shared Time; USCCB Chairmen Call for Action on Religious Liberty Executive Order; 2017–2018 Advocacy Principles and 2015–2016 Advocacy Report Available Online.
February 10, 2017
Lansing Update / Posted February 10, 2017
Governor Snyder Presents State Budget Recommendations for 2017–2018 Fiscal Year.
February 3, 2017
Lansing Update / Posted February 3, 2017
ACTION ALERT: Religious Liberty Executive Order Under Consideration; Last Chance to Register for February 11th Human Trafficking Conference; U.S. Bishops Strongly Oppose Trump Executive Order on Refugee Admissions; Criminal Justice Measures Pass Michigan Senate; Continue to House.
January 27, 2017
Lansing Update / Posted January 27, 2017
44th Annual March for Life Held in Washington, D.C.; Detroit Students Celebrate School Choice; Catholic Schools Week Begins Sunday; REGISTER NOW for February Human Trafficking Conference in Lansing; President's Immigration Executive Orders Draw Catholic Rebuke; U.S. House Passes No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act; President Reestablishes Mexico City Policy; MCC Celebrates Ordination of Detroit's Two New Bishops; Criminal Justice Package Continues to Full Senate; House Legislative Committees Chosen for 2017–2018.
January 20, 2017
Lansing Update / Posted January 20, 2017
Register Now for From Darkness to Light: Human Trafficking and Our Response; Stand Up for Life This January; Vulnerable Adult Abuse, Sex Tourism, and Unemployment Fraud Bills Become Law; USCCB Calls on Congress to Preserve Gains in Healthcare Coverage, Protect Conscience Rights; Governor Snyder Presents 2017 State of the State Address; The Word from Lansing Column: 2017 — A Time to Reflect, a Time to Take Action; Donald Trump Becomes 45th President of the United States.
January 6, 2017
Lansing Update / Posted January 6, 2017
Wrongful Imprisonment, School Transportation, Fetal Tissue, and Energy Bills Signed Into Law; 99th Legislature Begins Next Week With Swearing-In Ceremony; USCCB Task Force Issues Report and Recommendations for Promoting Peace; January Highlights Needs of Migrants, Human Trafficking Victims
December 16, 2016
Lansing Update / Posted December 16, 2016
Several MCC-Supported Bills Could Soon Be Signed Into Law; Michigan Legislature Approves Sale of Fetal Body Parts Ban; Unemployment Insurance Bill Passes Late in Legislative Session; Revised Energy Legislation Passes Legislature — Governor's Approval Expected; Governor Approves Heat and Eat, Successor Judge, & Human Trafficking Measures; Overview of Major Accomplishments; President-Elect Chooses Michigan's Betsy DeVos as Education Secretary.
December 9, 2016
Lansing Update / Posted December 9, 2016
Michigan Legislature Passes Funding for "Heat and Eat" Policies; Bills for Wrongful Imprisonment Compensation and Services Continue Forward; Successor Judge Bill Headed to Governor's Desk; MCC Opposes Resolution to Halt Refugee Resettlement; Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Vulnerable Adult Abuse Bill. Human Trafficking Bills Receive Unanimous Approval in Senate Committee 2015-2016 Legislature Will Adjourn After Next Week