“The first week of the session has been filled with opportunities for all people of goodwill to together enact policies that promote a consistent ethic of life and put families first.”
Inside the Capitol: Legislature is back in session; your help needed
MCC looks to stop gambling expansion, support policies benefiting families
With the start of the 2022 Minnesota legislative session on Jan. 31, among the top policy priorities for the Minnesota Catholic Conference will be stopping efforts to legalize sports betting in the state, increasing supports for nonpublic school students and ensuring the budget surplus is used to benefit one of the state’s most important resources: families.
Montana’s Catholic bishops urge ‘no’ vote on legalizing recreational marijuana
Montana bishops joining state leaders in opposing Initiative 190 which sets up the rules for a recreational marijuana system.
Legislative update: recreational marijuana, commercial surrogacy, assisted suicide
Marijuana bill is snuffed out, commercial surrogacy bill is still alive and assisted suicide measure stalls
N.Y. bishops push legislators to reject legalizing recreational marijuana
The New York State Catholic Conference called on the state’s legislators to reject any proposal that would legalize recreational marijuana use.
Canadian bishops say marijuana use may soon be legal but remains sinful
Marijuana use across Canada may soon be legal in the eyes of the law, but it will remain a sin in the eyes of the church, said Canada’s bishops.