March 25, 2019 Dear Members: Peace be with you. We, the bishops of the Minnesota Catholic Conference, write in support of H.F. 1500, which will provide a pathway for our undocumented brothers and sisters to obtain driver’s licenses. Enacting this … Continue reading
Migration
Letter of Testimony: Immigrant Driver’s License
Testimony of Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis HF 1500 (Winkler) House Ways and Means Committee Transportation Finance and Policy Division February 28, 2019 Dear Committee Members: Peace be with you. I write today … 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
Immigration and an Easter People
The Easter season is a time to confidently celebrate the victory of Christ over death, once and for all. But the confidence of the Resurrection is too often missing from our lives as Christians—in our commission to proclaim the Good … Continue reading