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 May 15, 2015
Third Commercial From Michigan Celebrates Marriage Now Available Online; Road Funding Discussions Continue; House Republican Plan Announced; Revenue Estimating Conference Shows Increased Revenues for State; Bill to Stop Expansion of Nude Bars in Michigan Passes Senate Committee; E-Cigarette Legislation Approved by Senate Committee; USCCB Report on Immigrant Detention Calls for Reform; U.S. House Passes Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act.
Lansing Update / Posted 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.
Lansing Update / Posted 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.
Lansing Update / Posted 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.
Lansing Update / Posted 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.
Lansing Update / Posted 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.
Lansing Update / Posted 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.
Lansing Update / Posted 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.
Lansing Update / Posted 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.
Lansing Update / Posted 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.