Archived Press Releases
2007
- November 2007: Michigan Catholic Conference Receives National Award for Stem Cell DVD
- November 2007: Catholic Conference Urges House Judiciary Committee to Promote Stem Cell Successes
- October 2007: Michigan Catholics Overwhelmingly Opposed to Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Poll Finds
- October 2007: Catholic Conference Responds to Formation of Embryonic Stem Cell Research Ballot Committee
- October 2007: Michigan Catholic Conference Launches Massive Statewide Stem Cell Education Program
- June 2007: Michigan Catholic Conference Applauds Plummeting Support for Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Urges Continued Support for Adult Stem Cell Research
- June 2007: Statement Regarding U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals’ Partial-Birth Abortion Ruling
- May 2007: Statement on Release of Jack Kevorkian
- April 2007: Michigan Catholic Bishops Release Statement Calling for Prompt Federal Immigration Reform
- April 2007: Poll: Michigan Residents Overwhelmingly Opposed to Cloning and Destroying Human Embryos
- February 2007: MCC Statement Regarding Second-Parent Adoption Legislation
- February 2007: Catholic Conference Questions Governor’s Support for Human Cloning
- February 2007: Catholic Conference Releases 2007-2008 Advocacy Priorities
2006
- December 2006: Statement on Parole of Jack Kevorkian
- December 2006: Catholic Conference Urges Support for Net Neutrality
- November 2006: Election Comments of Adam Cardinal Maida
- September 2006: MCC Hails New State Earned Income Tax Credit
- September 2006: Catholic Conference Praises House Effort to Create Earned Income Tax Credit
- September 2006: Conference Urges Continued Support for Religious Freedom in Child Placement Services
- August 2006: MCC Applauds Senate for Creating State Earned Income Tax Credit
- August 2006: Catholic Conference Deeply Concerned With Health Care for Prison Population
- August 2006: MCC Launches 2006 Election Information Page
- July 2006: MCC Calls for Honest Dialogue in Embryonic Stem Cell/Cloning Debate
- June 2006: Conference Calls for Religious Freedom in Adoption Services
- April 2006: Religious Freedom in Health Care Recognized by House of Representatives
- March 2006: Michigan Catholic Conference Applauds Minimum Wage Increase
- March 2006: Michigan Catholic Conference Urges Public Support for Adult Stem Cell Research
- March 2006: MCC Applauds Senate for Increasing Minimum Wage
- March 2006: Ms. Rosemary E. Smith Joins MCC Board of Directors
- January 2006: MCC Labels Administration’s Call for Human Cloning and Embryonic Stem Cell Research ‘Irresponsible’
- January 2006: Bishop Alex K. Sample to Join Michigan Catholic Conference Board of Directors
2005
- December 2005: MCC Statement on Welfare Reform Veto
- November 2005: Michigan Catholic Conference Urges Compassion for the Poor in Welfare Reform Legislation
- October 2005: Michigan Political History Society to Celebrate MCC’s 40th Anniversary
- September 2005: MCC Adds RSS Feed to Website
- September 2005: MCC Publishes 40th Anniversary History Book
- September 2005: Michigan Catholic Conference Statement on Partial-Birth Abortion Ruling
- August 2005: Bishop Walter Hurley Joins MCC Board of Directors
- June 2005: MCC Calls for Preferential Treatment of the State's Poor and Vulnerable
- May 2005: Embryonic Stem Cell Bills Bad Public Policy for Michigan
- May 2005: Legislation Allowing Choice to See Ultrasound Image Prior to Abortion Passes House
- May 2005: MCC Urges Congressional Delegation to Oppose Federal Embryonic Stem Cell Bill
- May 2005: MCC Statement on Appointment of Mike Flanagan as Superintendent of Public Instruction
- April 2005: Hundreds of Catholics Congregate in Lansing for Legislative Day
- April 2005: News Advisory: Catholic Legislative Day Wednesday, April 27
- April 2005: MCC Statement on the Election of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI
- April 2005: On the Death of Pope John Paul II
- March 2005: Catholic Legislative Day Set for April 27
- March 2005: On the Death of Bishop Breitenbeck
- March 2005: Michigan Catholic Conference Announces 2005-06 Advocacy Priorities
- February 2005: Bishop Carlson to Join Michigan Catholic Conference Board of Directors
- February 2005: MCC Announces Statewide Stem Cell Educational Effort
2004
- November 2004: Michigan Catholic Conference Celebrates Passage of Proposal 2
- October 2004: Paul Stankewitz Joins Michigan Catholic Conference Staff
- June 2004: Catholic Conference Praises Senate Medicaid Funding Measure
- June 2004: State's Poor and Needy Deserve More Than Budget Politics
- June 2004: Legislature Overwhelmingly Approves 'People's Override' Campaign
- May 2004: Board of Canvassers Approve People's Override Signatures
- May 2004: On the Death of Bishop Britt...
- May 2004: Prohibiting Sale of Fetal Tissue Praised by Michigan Catholic Conference
- April 2004: Religious Freedom Defended as House Passes Conscience Clause Legislation
- April 2004: Catholics Set to Congregate in Lansing for Legislative Day
- April 2004: 460,000 Signatures Collected to End Partial-Birth Abortion in Michigan
- April 2004: Poll Reveals Lack of Strong Support for Death Penalty
- March 2004: MCC Testifies in Support of Religious Freedom
- March 2004: On the Death of Bishop Untener...
- March 2004: MCC Launches Catholic Legislative Advocacy Network
- March 2004: Sanctity of Life Protected as Legislature Rejects Death Penalty
- March 2004: MCC Continues to Fight Death Penalty
- March 2004: MCC Speaks Out Against Death Penalty
- March 2004: Final Push Needed for People's Override Campaign
- March 2004: Catholic Legislative Day Set for April 21
- February 2004: MCC Testifies in Support of Marriage Amendment
- February 2004: MCC Ready to Oppose Death Penalty Resolution
- February 2004: Michigan Catholic Conference Denounces Parental Consent Veto
- February 2004: MCC Calls for More Choice in Public Education
- January 2004: MCC Urges Enactment of Parental Consent Bill
- January 2004: MCC Announces Catholic Action Plan to End Partial-Birth Abortion
2003
- December 2003: 6th Circuit Decision Sets Precedent for Michigan Legal Birth Law
- December 2003: MCC Praises Passage of Executive Order
- December 2003: K-12 Education Funding Proposal Criticized by MCC
- December 2003: MCC Celebrates 40th Anniversary
- December 2003: MCC Advocates for Moral Budget
- November 2003: Symposium Addresses Future of Catholic Education
- November 2003: MCC Praises Federal Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act
- October 2003: MCC Statement on Governer's Veto of Legal Birth Definition Act
- September 2003: MCC Statement on Passage of Legal Birth Definition Act
- September 2003: "Were All in This Together" Press Release
- September 2003: MCC Statement on Passing of Bishop Povish
- August 2003: Kristen Hemker Joins Michigan Catholic Conference as Associate for Public Policy
- August 2003: President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State Visits New Michigan Catholic Conference Building
- August 2003: David Maluchnik Joins Michigan Catholic Conference as Associate for Communications
- May 2003: MCC Praises House Vote on Legal Birth Definition Act
- March 2003: Michigan Catholic Conference Releases 2003-2004 Legislative Priorities
- March 2003: State Catholic Conference Building To Be Dedicated
2002
- December 2002: MCC Praises Senate for Passing Clergy Reporting Bill
- November 2002: MCC Releases Earned Income Tax Credit Report
- October 2002: MCC Releases FOCUS Critical of Proposal 4
- September 2002: A Catholic View To Election 2002
- June 2002: Michigan Catholic Conference Hails U.S. Supreme Court Voucher
- June 2002: Michigan House Passes Clergy Reporting Bill
- May 2002: MCC Testifies in Favor of Adding Clergy Reporting to Child Protection Law
2001
- October 2001: MCC Advocates for Health Care Right of Conscience
- October 2001: Michigan Catholic Conference Mourns the Death of Former House Speaker Bill Ryan
- August 2001: Michigan Catholic Conference Official Disappointed with President's Decision
- May 2001: Michigan Catholic Conference Statement on Failure to Appeal Judge's Decision on Infant Protection Act
- April 2001: Michigan Catholic Conference Announces 2001-2002 Legislative Priorities
2000
- November 2000: Michigan Catholic Conference Statement On The Defeat of Proposal 1
- October 2000: Michigan Catholic Conference Calls For Exploitative Ad To Be Pulled
- October 2000: Michigan Catholic Conference Calls For Apology from The State News For Anti-Christian Cartoon
- September 2000: Michigan Catholic Conference Calls For Apology From Free Press Editorial Staff For Anti-Catholic Cartoon
- April 2000: Michigan Catholic Conference Calls For An End To Anti-Immigrant Hate ads
- March 2000: Catholic Conference Critical of Senate Action on Education Budget
1999
- April 1999: Michigan Catholic Conference Applauds Defeat of Death Penalty Legislation
- April 1999: Michigan Catholic Conference Testifies on Death Penalty Before House Committee
- March 1999: Michigan Catholic Conference Statement on Kevorkian Jury Decision
- March 1999: Michigan Catholic Conference to Judiciary Committee: Reject Death Penalty
- March 1999: Michigan Catholic Conference Board of Directors Issues Statement on Death Penalty
- February 1999: Sister Helen Prejean Visits Lansing
- January 1999: Michigan Catholic Conference Announces 1999-2000 Legislative Agenda
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