March 12, 2010
Lansing Update / Posted March 18, 2010
Senate Panel Restores Tuition Grant, Addresses Human Embryo Research; Community Health Budget Moves With Medicaid Cuts
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Lansing Update / Posted March 18, 2010
Senate Panel Restores Tuition Grant, Addresses Human Embryo Research; Community Health Budget Moves With Medicaid Cuts
Lansing Update / Posted February 12, 2010
Governor Details 2010–11 Budget Recommendations Amidst $1.7 Billion Deficit; “Body Parts” Bill Moves on to Full Senate
Lansing Update / Posted January 22, 2010
Senate Committee Moves Embryo Research Transparency Bills; Senate Republicans Eye Medicaid Cuts in Plan to Reform State Government
Lansing Update / Posted December 23, 2009
Workplace Smoking Ban to Go in Effect May 2010; Church to Continue Pursuit of Health Care Reform Legislation; Catholic Conference Urges Support for Statewide Public Defender System; Education Reforms Fly as Legislature Focuses on Federal Race to the Top Funding
Lansing Update / Posted October 30, 2009
USCCB Launches Massive Grassroots Health Care Reform Effort; Michigan Budget Finalized as Governor Signs Remaining Departmental Budgets; Senate Committee Takes Testimony on Embryo Research Transparency Legislation.
Lansing Update / Posted October 8, 2009
Senate Passes EITC Legislation, Efforts to Finalize 2009 State Budget Continue; MCC Statement on Appointment of Bishop-Elect Hebda to Diocese of Gaylord.
Lansing Update / Posted October 5, 2009
MCC Advocacy Priorities Protected in State Budget Stalemate; Action Alert! Phone Calls Needed to Protect Tax Credit for the Working Poor.
Lansing Update / Posted September 24, 2009
Multiple Budget Scenarios Arise After House Speaker, Senate Majority Leader Strike Target Agreement.
Lansing Update / Posted September 24, 2009
$2.7 Billion Budget Deficit Remains as September 30 Deadline Looms; MCC Board of Directors Statement on State of Michigan Budget; MCC Board of Directors Says No to 2010 Constitutional Convention; Legislation Prohibiting Conscience Rights for Pharmacies Passes Committee; Follow us on Twitter @MiCatholicConf.
Lansing Update / Posted June 26, 2009
Legislature Adjourns for July 4th Holiday as Budget Bills Head to Conference; Conscience Prohibition, Contraceptive Mandate Bills Introduced; Package of Bills to Reform Failing Schools Moves to Senate.