May 13, 2011
Lansing Update / Posted May 13, 2011
Legislature Sends Governor 6% Earned Income Tax Credit; Welfare Reform Measures Move to State Senate.
Lansing Update
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May 6, 2011
Lansing Update / Posted May 6, 2011
House Committee Moves 48-Month Lifetime Limit for State Assistance; House Passes Fiscal Year 2012 Budgets; Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Anti-Bullying Legislation.
April 29, 2011
Lansing Update / Posted April 29, 2011
Scaled-Back Earned Income Tax Credit Included in Tax Bill Rewrite; Universities Required to Report on Embryo Research Under High Ed Bill; Update on Human Services Budget.
April 21, 2011
Lansing Update / Posted April 21, 2011
Governor’s Tax Plan Modified to Include Partial Restoration of EITC; Senate Human Services Budget Passes Out of Appropriations Committee.
April 15, 2011
Lansing Update / Posted April 15, 2011
Michigan Bishops Urge Greater Attention to Poor and Vulnerable in State Budget Debate; Catholic Conference Calls DHS Budget Recommendations “Unacceptable”.
March 25, 2011
Lansing Update / Posted March 25, 2011
MCC Urges Tax Policy Committee to Retain State EITC; Conference Supports Continued Assistance Programs in DHS Budget; Action Alert! Support For D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program Needed.
March 18, 2011
Lansing Update / Posted March 18, 2011
MCC Testifies Against Welfare Reform Legislation; MCC to Testify in Support of EITC Next Week.
March 4, 2011
Lansing Update / Posted March 4, 2011
Legislation Banning Partial Birth Abortion Moves to Full Senate; Polling Indicates High Public Support for Preserving EITC.
February 11, 2011
Lansing Update / Posted February 11, 2011
Legislation to Eliminate Tax Credit for Working Poor Introduced; Advocacy Priorities Released for 2011-12 Legislative Session; Pro-Life Bills Introduced in New Legislative Session; Governor Snyder to Present Executive Budget Proposal Next Week.
January 14, 2011
Lansing Update / Posted January 14, 2011
As 2011–12 Legislative Session Begins, Elimination of Michigan EITC Proposed; Catholic Conference Applauds Selection of Justice Corrigan as DHS Director.