Michigan Catholic Conference Vice President for Public Policy Paul A. Long made the following statement regarding the enactment of legislation to increase Michigan’s minimum wage.
Research using adult stem cells is currently producing treatments for some 65 different medical conditions and deserves the recognition and support of the public, the Michigan Catholic Conference told the House Health Policy Committee today in Lansing.
Michigan Catholic Conference Vice President for Public Policy Paul A. Long made the following statement after the Senate passed legislation increasing the state minimum wage.
Michigan Catholic Conference announced Ms. Rosemary E. Smith of the Diocese of Gaylord has been elected to serve on the Conference’s Board of Directors.
Michigan Catholic Conference Vice President for Public Policy Paul A. Long released the following statement in response to Governor Granholm’s call in her State of the State Address to repeal Michigan’s law prohibiting human cloning and embryonic stem cell research.
Michigan Catholic Conference announced today Most Reverend Alex K. Sample, Bishop-elect of the Diocese of Marquette, will become a member of the Conference’s board of directors following his Mass of Ordination today at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Marquette.
Michigan Catholic Conference President and Chief Executive Officer Sister Monica Kostielney, R.S.M., made the following statement regarding the administration's veto of legislation intended to reform the state's welfare program.
As the legislature works to move Michigan’s poorest population toward self-sufficiency, the Michigan Catholic Conference today urged the Senate Families and Human Services Committee to address welfare reform with compassion for the poor and an emphasis on job training, education and protection of the family.
Michigan Catholic Conference announced today that the Michigan Political History Society will gather to honor 40 years of the Conference’s advocacy by celebrating A Vision, A Voice, A Presence: A History of the First Forty Years of the Michigan Catholic Conference, the recently published history book of the organization.