January 5, 2007
Lansing Update / Posted January 5, 2007
Legislation Creating a Statewide Cord Blood Bank Enacted; Farmland Preservation Bill Vetoed; 94th Legislature Set to Begin Next Week.
Lansing Update
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December 15, 2006
Lansing Update / Posted December 15, 2006
Governor to Sign Welfare Reform Legislation; State to Award New Michigan Promise Scholarship; MCC to Seek Support for “Net Neutrality’; New Report Troubling for Michigan Children; Jack Kevorkian to be Paroled from Prison.
December 1, 2006
Lansing Update / Posted December 1, 2006
Bills Promoting Adult Stem Cells Moving Through Legislature; Legislature Again Seeking Limits on State Assistance Programs; 2007-2008 Legislative Leaders Elected.
June 23, 2006
Lansing Update / Posted June 23, 2006
MCC Calls for Religious Freedom in Child-Placement Services; “The Issues, The Candidates and Your Vote 2006’ Headed to Parishes; Conference Seeks Support for Foster Care Families.
May 19, 2006
Lansing Update / Posted May 19, 2006
Strict Welfare Reform Measures Headed to Senate.
April 7, 2006
Lansing Update / Posted April 7, 2006
One United Michigan Campaign Kicks-Off.
March 24, 2006
Lansing Update / Posted March 24, 2006
Michigan Catholic Conference Urges Support for Adult Stem Cell Research; Conscience Clause Bills Pass House Insurance Committee.
March 6, 2006
Lansing Update / Posted March 6, 2006
Federal Government Approves Contraception Waiver; High School Curriculum Mandate Headed to Senate; Senate Committee Confirms New Children’s Ombudsman.
February 9, 2006
Lansing Update / Posted February 9, 2006
Bishop Sample Joins Michigan Catholic Conference Board of Directors; Michigan Catholic Conference Testifies Against Contraceptive Mandates; Stem Cell Issue Comes to Forefront in Michigan; House Education Committee Addresses Mandated High School Curriculum; Governor Releases 2006-07 Executive Budget Recommendations.
December 9, 2005
Lansing Update / Posted December 9, 2005
House and Senate Pass Welfare Reform Legislation; Board of State Canvassers Approve Three Ballot Initiative Forms for 2006; Ultasound Bill Passes Senate, Heads Back to House for Concurrance.