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 March 12, 2021
Nonpublic School Assistance Vetoed—MCC Emphasizes Student Safety Needs; MCC Testifies in House Committee on Payday Lending; Bills Addressing Educational Assistance and COVID Continue to House Floor.
Lansing Update / Posted March 5, 2021
Action Alert! Federal COVID Relief Continues to U.S. Senate — Your Voice is Still Needed; State Legislature Approves Funding for Nonpublic Schools in COVID-19 Relief Package; Michigan Bishops Address Moral Concerns with Johnson & Johnson Vaccine.
Lansing Update / Posted February 26, 2021
Contact Officials on COVID Relief, Equality Act.
Lansing Update / Posted February 19, 2021
Urge Your U.S. Officials to Oppose Discriminatory Legislation; Speak Out to Oppose Payday Lending Expansion; Catholic Conference Supports Net Metering Legislation.
Lansing Update / Posted February 12, 2021
MCC Testifies on Behalf of Support for Pregnant Women, Mothers; Catholic Conference Urges State Lawmakers to Act on Education Funding; Executive Recommendations Include Several MCC-Priority Items—Continued Work Needed; Advocacy Report on the 100th Michigan Legislature Released by MCC.
Lansing Update / Posted February 5, 2021
COVID-19 Education Aid Clears State House of Representatives; Payday Lending Expansion Reintroduced in State Legislature; Catholic Schools Week Highlights Excellent Values-Based Education; U.S. Bishops Disappointed in White House Action to Rescind Title X Rule; Bishops Share Priorities for Consideration in New COVID Assistance; USCCB Welcomes Administration's Actions for Immigrants and Refugees; Federal Racial Equity Actions on Housing and Prisons Welcome, Says U.S. Bishops.
Lansing Update / Posted January 29, 2021
Across the Country, Pro-Life Citizens Send Message That All Are Valued; U.S. Bishops Decry President Biden’s Order to Promote and Fund Abortion Overseas; Governor Delivers State of the State; MCC Committed to Mission-Based Advocacy; State Legislature Passes Catholic Schools Week Resolutions; Michigan Nonpublic School Students Benefit from First Robotics Grants; Biden Administration’s Roe v. Wade Statement is “Disturbing and Tragic”; USCCB Grateful for Early Actions to Address Urgent Food and Housing Needs.
Lansing Update / Posted January 22, 2021
On 48th Anniversary of Legalized Abortion, Take Action; USCCB Comments on Inauguration of President Biden; MCC Issues Guiding “Blueprint” Document for 2021–2022 Advocacy; U.S. Bishops Welcome End of Immigration and Refugee Ban from Certain Countries; Catholic Leaders Hopeful with Announcement of U.S. to Rejoin Paris Climate Change Agreement; Michigan House of Representatives Names Committee Assignments.
Lansing Update / Posted January 15, 2021
101st Michigan Legislature Begins Two-Year Session; This January, Take Action to Support Human Life; Congress Approves COVID-19 Relief for Nonpublic Schools; The Word from Lansing: COVID-19 Vaccines and Moral Considerations; SCOTUS Issues Preliminary Injunction in Abortion Pill Case.
Lansing Update / Posted January 8, 2021
USCCB Condemns Violent Protests and Prays for Safety; Michigan Legislature to Begin 2021-2022 Session Next Week; State Supreme Court Upholds Appropriation to Nonpublic Schools; Governor Signs Several MCC-Supported Bills Into Law.