[PDF Version] Testimony of Mr. Jason Adkins, Executive Director School Safety Technical Assistance Council, July 19, 2017 Many today will raise prudent objections to the content of the SSTAC Transgender Toolkit. I hope to use my brief time to highlight … Continue reading
Marriage and Family
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
Taking the “Porn Problem” Public
The Catholic faith has long drawn attention to the serious and sinister consequences of pornography on the human soul. In 2016, for instance, the USCCB released “Create in Me a Clean Heart,” a pastoral letter describing pornography’s ability to distort … 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