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.
Vulnerable Adult Abuse Bill Continues to Michigan House; 50th Anniversary of Vatican Document Highlights Continued Need for Catholic Education; U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Testifies on Central American Migration.
Homestead Property Tax Credit Bills Continue Forward; MCC Submits Written Testimony on Dismemberment Abortion Bills; Pregnancy and Parenting Support Program Going Statewide.
MCC Staff Testifies on Bill Regarding Gun Free Zones in Senate Committee; House Passes Bills Regarding Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault; House Committee Takes Testimony on Dismemberment Abortion Bills; The Word from Lansing Column: Respect Life Month Emphasizes Worth of Every Life.
MCC Supports Homestead Property Tax Credit Bill in House Committee; Staff Testifies on Behalf of Religious Censorship Prohibition Bill.
Pope Francis’s U.S. Visit Provides Message of Hope; Abortion Coercion Legislation Continues to Michigan House; MCC Raises Concerns With Legislation Prohibiting Sanctuary Cities; MCC Opposes Legislation That Harms Energy Choice; New Justice Appointed to Michigan Supreme Court; Reminder: Respect Life Month Begins This Weekend.
Pope Francis Speaks Before Joint Session of Congress; Addresses United Nations; Michigan Celebrates Marriage Launches Two New Videos on Marriage; Submit Comments to Maintain Healthy Michigan Plan; Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Compensation Bill for Wrongful Imprisonment; MCC Supports Legislation Aimed at Abortion Coercion.
Legislation to Defund Planned Parenthood Passes U.S. House; For Upcoming Papal Visit, MCC Op/Ed Highlights Faith in Public Life; Follow Along with the Papal Visit and World Meeting of Families; Respect Life 2015 Message: “Every Life is Worth Living”.
Capitol Lawn Tickets Available for Pope Francis’s Address in DC on September 24; Shared Time Expansion Bills Now Before Michigan House; Patriot Day Remembers Lives Lost on September 11, 2001; New MCC FOCUS Available: Confronting Violence in Society; The Word from Lansing Column: Educational Choice, An Investment in Our Children; Labor Day Statement Emphasizes Importance of Work for Families; Follow Michigan Catholic Conference on Instagram.
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Seeking Waiver for Healthy Michigan Plan; New Website Launched on Preserving the Earned Income Tax Credit; Every Child Achieves Act Passed by U.S. Senate; Pope Speaks on Common Good, Need for Active Dialogue in Society.
Two New Videos Celebrating Marriage Available at Michigan Celebrates Marriage Website; U.S. House of Representatives Passes Student Success Act.