Michigan Catholic Conference

Lansing Update Archives

2007

Lansing Update, December 7, 2007

Lansing Update Readers Encouraged to Advocate Against Embryo Destruction; House Passes Landmark Smoking Ban Bill; House Panel Hears Testimony on Adoption Bill; Prisoner Parole Guideline Changes Pass House Committee; Problematic Energy Regulation Bill Introduced

Lansing Update, November 2, 2007

Finishing Touches Placed on 2007 Budget; House Committee to Address Embryonic Stem Cell Research Next Week

Lansing Update, October 12, 2007

Embryonic Stem Cell Research Ballot Committee Formed; Recall Efforts Announced Against Ten Legislators; Promise Grant Legislation Seeks to Assist Non-Public Schools

Lansing Update, October 5, 2007

Conference Launches Massive Statewide Stem Cell Education Program; Tax Increases, Reforms End Four Hour Government Shutdown

Lansing Update, June 15, 2007

State Finalizes Tobacco Securitization Plan; House Committee Hears Testimony on Workplace Smoking Ban; Agreement Announced on New Business Tax

Lansing Update, May 25, 2007

$1.6B Budget Deficit Looms as Legislature Passes ‘07 Agreement

Lansing Update, March 30, 2007

Budget Deficit Worsening, State Could Be $1.1 Billion in Red By May; Speaker Dillon Releases Budget Fix Proposal; House Panel Addresses Prisoner Identification Problem; House Appropriations Committee OKs Executive Order

Lansing Update, March 23, 2007

Budget Anxiety Heightened Following New Cuts, Executive Order

Lansing Update, February 16, 2007

Budget in Stalemate as GOP Rejects Executive Order; Legislation Introduced to Allow Second Parent Adoptions; Next Week’s Committee Hearings of Interest

Lansing Update, February 9, 2007

MCC Questions Governor’s Support for Human Cloning; Tax Increases, Budget Cuts Recommended to Solve Economic Woes

Lansing Update, January 26, 2007

House Committee Assignments Finalized; Senate Committee Listing; Senate Panel Receives Update on State Health Care Plan

Lansing Update, January 12, 2007

School Safety Bill Signed Into Law; MCC President Named to State Emergency Financial Advisory Panel; House Democrats Roll Out Restructured Committees; State of State Address Set for February 6

Lansing Update, January 5, 2007

Legislation Creating a Statewide Cord Blood Bank Enacted; Farmland Preservation Bill Vetoed; 94th Legislature Set to Begin Next Week

2006

Lansing Update, December 15, 2006

Governor to Sign Welfare Reform Legislation; State to Award New Michigan Promise Scholarship; MCC to Seek Support for ‘Net Neutrality’; New Report Troubling for Michigan Children; Jack Kevorkian to be Paroled from Prison

Lansing Update, December 1, 2006

Bills Promoting Adult Stem Cells Moving Through Legislature; Legislature Again Seeking Limits on State Assistance Programs; 2007-2008 Legislative Leaders Elected

Lansing Update, June 23, 2006

MCC Calls for Religious Freedom in Child-Placement Services; ‘The Issues, The Candidates and Your Vote 2006’ Headed to Parishes; Conference Seeks Support for Foster Care Families

Lansing Update, May 19, 2006

Strict Welfare Reform Measures Headed to Senate

Lansing Update, April 7, 2006

One United Michigan Campaign Kicks-Off

Lansing Update, March 24, 2006

Michigan Catholic Conference Urges Support for Adult Stem Cell Research; Conscience Clause Bills Pass House Insurance Committee

Lansing Update, March 6, 2006

Federal Government Approves Contraception Waiver; High School Curriculum Mandate Headed to Senate; Senate Committee Confirms New Children’s Ombudsman

Lansing Update, February 9, 2006

Bishop Sample Joins Michigan Catholic Conference Board of Directors; Michigan Catholic Conference Testifies Against Contraceptive Mandates; Stem Cell Issue Comes to Forefront in Michigan; House Education Committee Addresses Mandated High School Curriculum; Governor Releases 2006-07 Executive Budget Recommendations

2005

Lansing Update, December 9, 2005

House and Senate Pass Welfare Reform Legislation; Board of State Canvassers Approve Three Ballot Initiative Forms for 2006; Ultasound Bill Passes Senate, Heads Back to House for Concurrance

Lansing Update, December 2, 2005

Welfare Reform Passes House and Senate, Dangerous Limitations Included; Teacher Loan Forgiveness Bill Passes House; Bills Requiring Background Checks for Long-Term Care Employees Heads to Full House

Lansing Update, November 11, 2005

Bishop Sample Joins Michigan Catholic Conference Board of Directors; Michigan Catholic Conference Testifies Against Contraceptive Mandates; Stem Cell Issue Comes to Forefront in Michigan; House Education Committee Addresses Mandated High School Curriculum; Governor Releases 2006-07 Executive Budget Recommendations

Lansing Update, November 4, 2005

Agreement Reached on Business Tax Cuts, Investment to Spur Economy; Department of Human Services Releases Welfare Reform Suggestions; Schools to Receive Assistance for Students Displaced by Katrina; Attorney General Rules in Favor of Mexican Drivers

Lansing Update, September 30, 2005

2005-06 State Budget Finalized

Lansing Update, September 23, 2005

Action Alert: Urge U.S. Senators to Support Educational Equality; Michigan’s Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Ruled Unconstitutional; Fiscal Year 2005-06 State Budget Update

Lansing Update, July 1, 2005

Securitization Includes Protection of Merit Scholarship Funds; Legislation Regulating Payday Lenders Passes House; Senate Passes School Security Bills

Lansing Update, June 24, 2005

MCC Calls For Preferential Treatment of State’a Poor and Vulnerable; Support Urged for Federal Fair Housing Proposal; Bishop Walter Hurley Named Bishop of Grand Rapids Diocese; Attorney General Rules Merit Board Cannot Require Service; House Allocates Additional Dollars to Lower-Funded Schools; Legislature Moving ‘Pupil Protection’ Measures

Lansing Update, June 10, 2005

House Passes Omnibus Bill Targeting Medicaid, Welfare; Embryonic Stem Cell Research Bills Introduced in Lansing; “Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005” Update; Michigan Catholic Conference to Assist Usccb in Immigration Campaign

Lansing Update, May 13, 2005

Ultrasound Bill Ready for Full House Vote; Senate Outlaws Sale of Violent Video Games to Children; .xxx Domain Names Sought for Adult-Only Web Sites; State Superintendent Search Narrowed to Three Finalists; Federal Stem Cell Bill Introduced, With Michigan Support

Lansing Update, May 6, 2005

Committee Passes Legislation Offering Ultrasound Image Prior to Abortion; Bills Creating a State Earned Income Tax Credit Introduced

Lansing Update, April 29, 2005

Legislative Day Attracts Some 300 Catholics From Across the State; Equality in Education Among Key Issues Raised at Legislative Day; Governor Unveils Plan to Restructure Merit Award Scholarships; Committee Hearings of Interest

Lansing Update, March 4, 2005

Michigan Catholic Conference Announces Advocacy Priorities; Bishop Robert J. Carlson Welcomed as New Bishop of Saginaw Diocese; Statewide Stem Cell Education Effort Announced; Lawmakers, Governor Attempting to Repair State’s Economy; Michigan Catholic Conference Draws Concerns From State Budget Proposals; Office of Children’s Ombudsman Recommends Adoption to Unmarried Couples