The Missouri Catholic Conference is urging Governor Nixon to veto SB 350, the bill that repeals the low-income credit for seniors and people with disabilities. All MCC Network members are asked to contact Governor Nixon to urge a veto of SB 350. To learn more and get the governor’s contact information, check out the MCC [...]
As originally introduced, the MCC opposed HB 343, a public assistance bill that would put certain onerous requirements on recipients to get benefits. As the bill moved through the process some of the MCC’s concerns were addressed and certain requirements were removed, while others remained or were modified. Sponsored by Representative Casey Guernsey (R-Bethany), HB [...]
This week the House passed SB 36, a bill that would extend the age to 17 ½ years old that a juvenile could remain under of the Division of Youth Services (DYS). Sponsored by Senator Wayne Wallingford (R-Cape Girardeau), this bill added six months eligibility that the court could consider imposing a juvenile sentence. Also [...]
Rhode Island and Delaware are the 10th and 11th states to join those offering marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Minnesota is expected to become the 12th next week. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has called for a second Fortnight for Freedom this summer leading up to the Fourth of July. The Fortnight is [...]
The Office of the Pro-life Secretariat at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued a statement on the FDA’s recent decision to require the emergency contraceptive Plan B be available over the counter for girls as young as 15. The statement argues that widespread use of emergency contraceptives do not reduce abortion rates, [...]
Abortion is an evil that should not be spread by any means, much less by the use of modern technology. When Planned Parenthood started performing telemedicine abortions in Iowa, they increased the number of clinics there from five to 17. Let’s not allow that to happen in Missouri! Next week, the Senate will most likely [...]
SB 350 would repeal the renter’s portion of the senior citizens property tax credit. Currently, this tax credit is available to renters who are elderly (65 or older) or disabled and who have household incomes of $27,500 or less if single, or $29,500 or less if married. Over 104,000 Missourians from every corner of the [...]
This week the MCC sent a letter to all members of the Missouri General Assembly addressing concerns with economic development bills under consideration in the closing days of this year’s session. The MCC urged legislators not to open the door to subsidizing unethical research, such as experiments that destroy human life at the earliest stage [...]
Pope Francis celebrated Mass on Sunday evening April 14 in the Papal Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls and issued a challenge for all Christians. “… we have to empty ourselves of the many small or great idols that we have and in which we take refuge, on which we often seek to base [...]
This week Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley signed into law a bill ending the death penalty in Maryland.Governor O’Malley, a Catholic, actively campaigned for the bill that made Maryland the sixth state in six years to end the death penalty. Overall, 18 states now have abolished capital punishment. Bishop Stephen Blaire of Stockton, California, who chairs [...]