MCC in the Media

The Catholic Spirit: Minnesota House passes ‘driver’s licenses for all’ bill

A bill that would allow undocumented immigrants to apply for state driver’s licenses passed the Minnesota House 69-60 Jan. 30. Long suppo...

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Archbishop Hebda video urges action ‘now’ to head off abortion legislation in Minnesota

Archbishop Bernard Hebda released a video Jan. 25 urging people to reach their state senators to head off what the archbishop called “par...

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Catholic Spirit: Minnesota Catholic bishops protest as House passes bill to place right to abortion into law

The Minnesota House of Representatives passed a bill 69-65 to place a right to abortion into state law Jan. 19, only hours after a lette...

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KSTP: Marijuana legalization bill gets first public hearing in Minnesota House
KSTP: Marijuana legalization bill gets first public hearing in Minnesota House

Minnesota lawmakers are continuing to take small steps toward marijuana legalization. Wednesday, the Minnesota House of Representatives h...

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Duluth News Tribune: Legal cannabis bill begins committee marathon in Minnesota Legislature
Duluth News Tribune: Legal cannabis bill begins committee marathon in Minnesota Legislature

ST. PAUL — A large bill that would legalize adult-use cannabis, create a licensing system for cannabis businesses, and clear cannabis-rel...

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Recreational marijuana backers kick off push at MN Capitol
Minnesota News Network: Recreational marijuana backers kick off push at MN Capitol

Minnesota House and Senate sponsors this morning (930am) kick off a renewed push at the legislature to legalize recreational marijuana in...

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WCCO Radio: A large coalition is uniting to oppose proposed Marijuana bill at the State Legislature.
WCCO Radio: A large coalition is uniting to oppose proposed Marijuana bill at the State Legislature.

Ryan Hamilton, Government Relations Associate for the Minnesota Catholic Conference joined Vineeta Sawkar to discuss why the church and o...

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Give driver’s licenses to Minnesota’s undocumented residents, advocates say
Minnesota Reformer: Give driver’s licenses to Minnesota’s undocumented residents, advocates say

Newly energized by the Democratic trifecta, a coalition named “Driver’s Licenses for All 2023” called on state lawmakers Tuesday to pass ...

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‘Families First’ Project, marijuana, abortion at heart of MCC’s legislative focus
The Central Minnesota Catholic: ‘Families First’ Project, marijuana, abortion at heart of MCC’s legislative focus

With the start of the 2023 Minnesota legislative session Jan. 3, the Minnesota Catholic Conference, the official public policy voice of t...

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