A tax cut for the working poor backed by Michigan Catholic Conference was approved by the Legislature this week. Plus a reminder to parishes and schools to return petitions for the Let MI Kids Learn campaign, and more in this week’s Lansing Update…
A bill that would encourage employers to provide parents paid adoption leave moved forward in the Legislature. Plus, a reminder to all Catholics to sign the Let MI Kids Learn petition to expand education opportunities for low-income kids. That and more in this Lansing Update…
The U.S. Supreme Court could rule to overturn Roe v. Wade. Or it might not. That was true before, and after, a draft decision in the current Dobbs case before the court recently broke out into the public. But what we know — and have known — is regardless of what happens next, the mission to ensure legal protection of the unborn and to build up a culture of support for mothers and children remains unfinished. Read more…
We join with the U.S. bishops in calling the faithful to continue their prayers and work to support mothers after the leak of the draft opinion in a pending abortion case before the U.S. Supreme Court. Also, MCC joins a coalition supporting a $1.65 billion investment to increase access to the basic human right of decent housing in Michigan. That and more in this week’s Lansing Update…
Next year’s budget is starting to take shape and MCC is advocating for funds to help pregnant women in need, the poor and Catholic and nonpublic schools. Read more about where those proposals stand—as well as the momentum building at the Capitol to enact a significant tax cut for the working poor— in this week's Lansing Update…
Michigan Catholic Conference is seeking to defend the state’s law protecting unborn children by intervening in a Planned Parenthood lawsuit. Plus, updates on defeating a radical abortion petition drive and supporting an education scholarship petition drive and more in this week’s Lansing Update…
Legislation that would allow hidden guns in schools and churches advanced despite MCC opposition, and funding help for low-income students to attend private colleges was maintained under one legislative budget proposal. More in this week’s Lansing Update…
Michigan Catholic Conference this week responded to news of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Planned Parenthood filing a series of legal actions that collectively seek to overturn Michigan’s nearly century-old law prohibiting abortion. Read more…
Amidst the uncertainty in the ongoing COVID landscape, parents are assessing all options and seeking choices they feel best furthers their kids’ learning. With that in mind, a campaign has launched to put more money directly in the hands of parents to pay for the education expenses their kids need, regardless of the type of school they attend, whether it’s public, private or home school. Read more…
Michigan Catholic Conference responded to a lawsuit filed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer today attempting to overturn longstanding state law that prohibits abortion in Michigan other than to save the life of the mother. Read more…
Catholics across Michigan—including Catholic Advocacy Network members like you—are invited to help collect signatures toward creating a law to help low-income families afford education expenses like tuition and tutoring. Find out more in this week’s Lansing Update…
A massive spending bill approved by the Legislature includes more money for affordable housing, homeowner assistance and water filtration systems for schools, including Catholic schools. The Pope also invited the whole Church in consecrating Ukraine and Russia to Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart. That and more in this week’s Lansing Update…