News Releases

“From the beginning of this legislative session Michigan Catholic Conference has consistently stated that a clear indicator of the moral strength of a society is the assistance it provides its most needy citizens. Unfortunately, the bills that passed the State Senate today will only create wider cracks through which more people will fall.”

“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.

On the Passage of Welfare Reform Legislation

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