Letter of Testimony: Labor Laws

(PDF Version) Testimony of Mr. Jason A. Adkins, Esq. Minnesota House Ways and Means Committee Jobs and Economic Development Finance Division March 19, 2019 The Minnesota Catholic Conference, the public policy voice of the Catholic Church in Minnesota, submits this … Continue reading →

Letter of Testimony: Deep Concerns Over Medicaid/Medical Assistance Bill

March 29, 2018 Dear Members of the Senate Health and Human Services Finance and Policy Committee: We write to express our deep concerns about SF 3611. There are better ways to move people on Medicaid/Medical Assistance into the workforce than … Continue reading →

The Crisis of Men without Work

There is a growing deficit of men in the workforce. According to government data, more than seven million American men between the ages of 25 and 54, the traditional prime of working life, are not even looking for a job. … Continue reading →

2017 Session Recap

Session is over and a budget has been created for the next biennium. Here’s how key MCC legislation fared: Opportunity Scholarships left out. For the second year in a row, the Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit program was cut from the … Continue reading →

School choice legislation fails to pass, but MCC sees ‘marriage-friendly’ welfare win at session’s end

(May 31, 2017 – The Catholic Spirit – Maria Wiering) The final omnibus bills demonstrated concessions from both major parties, but they were “geared to reach certain electoral constituencies or serving special interests,” he said, pointing the finger at both sides … Continue reading →

Michael Novak and the Moral Foundations of a Free Society

The Catholic world lost one of its most illuminating thinkers when Michael Novak recently passed away at age 83. Novak can be credited with articulating a vision of the moral foundations necessary to maintain a system of democratic capitalism (political … Continue reading →

Legislature faces decisions on health care, school choice, family poverty

(January 3, 2017 – The Visitor – Joe Towalski) MCC is supporting efforts to expand school choice, oppose assisted suicide, regulate commercial surrogacy and increase aid to poor families After a contentious U.S. presidential campaign that highlighted the nation’s deep … Continue reading →

MN Catholic Conference: Election results bring opportunities, challenges

(November 11, 2016 – The Visitor – Joe Towalski) The election Nov. 8 changed the makeup of the Minnesota Legislature as well as Congress and the White House. Visitor editor Joe Towalski interviewed Jason Adkins, executive director of the Minnesota … Continue reading →

MCC’s Adkins: With the election over, Catholics need to roll up their sleeves

(November 9, 2016 – Catholic Spirit – Matthew Davis) Donald Trump’s win of the presidency and the Republican party gaining a majority in Congress stunned the U.S. in a historic election Nov. 8. In Minnesota, Republicans grabbed a majority from … Continue reading →

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