This week: The Governor signed more MCC-backed gun safety legislation, and new information is provided on two MCC-supported packages to promote restorative justice for prisoners and crime victims. Finally, a new bishop for the Diocese of Kalamazoo was named this week, who will soon join the MCC Board of Directors. Read more in this Lansing Update…

This week: MCC this week released poll data confirming widespread Michigan voter support for longstanding abortion regulations, including among pro-choice and Proposal 3 voters. Also this week, the Governor signed an unfortunate bill creating an abortion mandate on employers. Read more about that as well as other updates on legislation MCC is tracking in this week’s Lansing Update…

This week: MCC is calling on grassroots supporters to tell their House members to pass a bill to make immediate tax relief possible for hundreds of thousands of Michigan families. Plus, MCC offered support to a bill that would shine a light of transparency on the state’s predatory payday lending industry. Read more in this week’s Lansing Update…

The Senate passed child sex abuse prevention bills backed by the MCC that have been five years in the making. However, the Legislature also sent the Governor the bill opposed by MCC that would create an abortion mandate on employers. Read more in this week’s Lansing Update…

This week: The budget-setting process for next year is fully underway, and MCC is tracking items of interest to charity agencies and nonpublic schools. Read more about where spending proposals stand along with other legislative updates in this week’s Lansing Update…

This week: A bill that equates abortion with childbirth when it comes to employe benefits advanced in the Legislature, prompting MCC to issue an action alert to Catholics to contact their lawmakers to oppose the bill. Separately, MCC-supported bills to ensure safe drinking water in schools and to proactively prevent sexual abuse moved forward. Read more in this Lansing Update…

This week: The Governor signed two of the three gun safety reforms that MCC supports, while the third component passed the state House this week. Also, a MCC priority for this legislative session—allowing the undocumented to again obtain driver’s licenses—was introduced. Read more in this Lansing Update…

This week: MCC spoke out against the Legislature approving and the Governor signing legislation this week that repealed protections for women from malicious abortion actors. Plus, another opportunity to give us feedback on Lansing Update emails by taking a quick survey. Read more in this Lansing Update…

This week: MCC-backed bills to implement gun safety reforms have passed the Legislature and are headed to the Governor. Plus, MCC weighs in on other measures before the Legislature dealing with abortion, helping prisoners return to society and helping the working poor. That and much more in this week’s Lansing Update…

This week: MCC spoke out on bills moving through the Legislature that promote abortion extremism, including a bill to force some employers to cover elective abortions as part of their employee benefit plans. Also, read about updates on legislation MCC does support to improve access to clean drinking water and promote gun safety in this week’s Lansing Update…