It takes two years for a donor to the Wigs 4 Kids program to grow out enough hair for a donation, but that hasn’t stopped Sara Yaroch, of Richmond, from doing just that for years. “I was a teenager when I started donating my hair, and I’ve kept doing it[…]
State Rep. Jeff Yaroch, R-Richmond, is calling for clarity from the federal government on enforcement of laws involving marijuana. “The direction we’re getting from Washington, D.C., on marijuana is inconsistent at best,” he said in a news release. “They are keeping it illegal but at the same time not enforcing[…]
Click on the link and advance the interview to 15 min and 40 seconds. A great interview touching on a number of subjects.
LANSING — The state House of Representatives, the Senate and Gov. Rick Snyder dug themselves out of a big hole Tuesday when they found a tentative compromise on $3 million to send to Macomb County to help fix an enormous sinkhole in Fraser. The issue got mired in a squabble between[…]
State Rep. Jeff Yaroch stopped in at a recent Richmond City Council meeting to update his former colleagues on what he’s been up to in Lansing. Yaroch, who served 17 years on the city council before being elected to represent the 33rd district in November 2016, hosted office hours at[…]
The city of Fraser would get $3 million to help repair a football field-sized sinkhole under legislation passed by the Michigan House. House members approved the bill on Wednesday in a 101-7 vote to provide the supplemental appropriation to fix the sewer pipe that collapsed on Christmas Eve, prompting the[…]
Local state lawmakers are hoping the state House of Representatives’ overwhelming passage of a bill package that subjects them and the governor to freedom-of-information requests will convince the Senate to do the same. The state House of Representatives passed the measure last week in a 108-0 vote. Meanwhile, state Sen.[…]
MACOMB COUNTY — Officials from Macomb County’s Community Mental Health program urged state legislators during a Feb. 17 forum to address funding problems for services they provide to residents in need. The issue at hand is that CMH has already lost 14.4 percent (about $18 million) of its Medicaid funding[…]
Congresswoman Candice Miller: “I am proud to endorse Jeff Yaroch for State Representative. Jeff has demonstrated that he shares the values of our community and that he has the leadership capability and the commitment to represent us in Lansing. I look forward to working with Jeff on the issues we all care[…]
1. State Senator Jack Brandenburg: “It is a pleasure to endorse Jeff Yaroch as your next State Representative. We need Leaders not followers. Jeff is most definitely a Leader.” 2. Entire Richmond City Council: Mayor Tim Rix: “While serving with Jeff on Council, I have watched him develop professionally through his[…]