The Missouri Catholic Conference (MCC) and the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph Office of Life & Justice are partnering together to offer an Advocacy 101 event and interactive letter-writing session tomorrow, March 7th, at 10 am via Zoom. Attendees will have the...
Bishop Ralph O’Donnell of the Diocese of Jefferson City joined the MCC staff and Public Policy Committee (PPC) to meet legislators and discuss issues of concern on Wednesday, February 26, 2026. The group met with members of both chambers, including Speaker of the...
On February 17, about 200 people from across the state came to the Missouri Capitol to draw attention to issues that matter to the Hispanic community, and to share their experiences and perspectives with lawmakers. The day opened with a morning conference, after which...
This weekend, Dr. Guillermo Villa-Trueba, Hispanic Outreach Manager for the Missouri Catholic Conference, will join a panel of experts to discuss immigration and other issues that are relevant to the Hispanic community in a bilingual event organized by the St. John...
On Monday, the Missouri House of Representatives Committee on Emerging Issues heard three bills restricting AI-generated pornographic content. HB 2350, sponsored by Representative Sherri Gallick (R-Belton), would expand the law against child pornography to include...
***Last week, the link to our Positions and Progress report did not work. We have the correct link below and apologize for any inconvenience.*** The 2nd regular session of the 103rd General Assembly started about a month ago. To see what bills the MCC has a position...
Monday, December 1, marked the first day Missouri legislators could file bills for the 2026 legislative session. Legislators wasted no time, filing over 1,200 bills in the first days of pre-filing. This number represents nearly 45% of all the bills filed in 2025. The...
Which MCC priority bills passed during the legislative session and which didn’t? Click here to view the MCC End of Session Report, which shows the final action of bills on which the MCC had a position. You can also listen to the Missouri Catholic Conference's latest...
The Missouri House this week finished its work on an almost $48 billion budget plan to fund state operations in the next fiscal year. The plan appropriates nearly $2.1 billion less than Gov. Mike Kehoe recommended in his budget proposal, including $800 million less in...
As we reported last week, the 2025 legislative session has reached its halfway point with a much more unified tone than past sessions as each chamber has already passed several bills. To listen to the mid-session legislative roundtable podcast featuring MCC lobbyists...