2011

“It is hard to imagine a policy that deserves to be enacted more quickly than that which outlaws the gruesome practice of destroying a living human child midway through delivery,” says the Conference.

Michigan Catholic Conference released the following statement today following the adoption of a general revision to the income tax code by the House Tax Policy Committee, which will allocate some $105 million to the poor in Michigan through a $25 per child refundable Earned Income Tax Credit and an increased Homestead Property Tax Credit for those earning less than $20,000 per year.

In what is to be considered a major victory for the school choice movement, the United States House of Representatives yesterday voted to reauthorize the Opportunity Scholarship Program for students in the District of Columbia. The program allows low-income students to receive a scholarship to attend a private school of their parents’ choice. Michigan Catholic Conference released the following statement praising those who voted to support this policy.

Legislature Urged to Adopt Ban on Partial-Birth Abortion

6% State EITC to be Signed Into Law Today

DHS Conference Report a “Mixed Bag”

Statement on Inclusion of 6% EITC in Senate Tax Legislation

Statement on Welfare Reform Legislation

Statement on Preservation of EITC, Over $100 Million in Tax Credits for the Poor

Catholic Conference Addresses Senate DHS Budget

House Human Services Budget Cuts “Unacceptable”

Letter Calling for Greater Attention to Poor and Unemployed in State Budget

Catholic Conference Praises Supporters of D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program