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 April 28, 2017
2017–2018 State Budget Proposals Continue to Full House and Senate; USCCB Pro-Life Chair Calls Pro-Abortion Pledge Extreme, Disturbing, Intolerant; Safe Delivery Update Passes House Unanimously; Senate Approves Measure to Eliminate Prostitution Exemption; House Approves Charitable Gaming Bill Package With Bipartisan Support.
Lansing Update / Posted April 21, 2017
House and Senate Subcommittees Move 2017–2018 DHHS Proposals Forward; Measure to Eliminate Prostitution Exemption Passes Senate Committee; The Word from Lansing Column: Confronting Michigan's Growing Opioid Crisis.
Lansing Update / Posted March 31, 2017
New Commercials Airing Across State for Freedom to Serve Effort; Education Budget Proposals Include Recognition of Nonpublic Schools; Higher Education Budget Proposals Include Increased Funding for Important Programs; Governor Snyder Signs Criminal Justice Package Into Law; House Committee Unanimously Approves Safe Delivery Update; Charitable Gaming Legislation Continues Forward to Full House.
Lansing Update / Posted March 24, 2017
MCC Will Defend Education Mandate Funding; Take Action on State Mental and Behavioral Health Recommendations; The Word from Lansing Column: Promoting the Freedom to Serve Others; House Approves Bill to Defer & Dismiss Prostitution Charges for Trafficking Victims; Measures Addressing Charitable Gaming Discussed in House Committee; House Lawmakers Consider Own Version of Safe Delivery Update; U.S. Bishops Write U.S. House of Representatives on Health Care Reform.
Lansing Update / Posted March 17, 2017
Safe Delivery Law Update Passes Senate; Continues to Michigan House; Measure Introduced to Eliminate Prostitution Exemption; Share How Catholic Agencies Have Impacted Your Life; Happy St. Patrick's Day from MCC.
Lansing Update / Posted March 10, 2017
Have You Watched Our TV Commercials Yet?; Final Approval Close for Senate Criminal Justice Package; New Human Trafficking Measures Move Forward to Full House; Safe Delivery Law Update Returns to Michigan Legislature; U.S. Bishops Urge Consideration of Moral Criteria in Congressional Health Care Debate.
Lansing Update / Posted March 3, 2017
Freedom to Serve Campaign and Website Launched This Week; Nonpublic and Public Schools Rally Against Potential Shared Time Cut; Criminal Justice Package Continues to Full House.
Lansing Update / Posted February 24, 2017
Income Tax Legislation Defeated in Michigan House; U.S. Bishops Respond to Memoranda on Immigration Enforcement and Border Security; The Word from Lansing Column: A Blueprint for the Common Good.
Lansing Update / Posted February 17, 2017
Hundreds Join National and Statewide Speakers for MCC Human Trafficking Conference; House Tax Committee Passes Income Tax Rollback; Lawmakers Begin Work on State Budgets, Challenge Cap on Shared Time; USCCB Chairmen Call for Action on Religious Liberty Executive Order; 2017–2018 Advocacy Principles and 2015–2016 Advocacy Report Available Online.
Lansing Update / Posted February 10, 2017
Governor Snyder Presents State Budget Recommendations for 2017–2018 Fiscal Year.