Cheyna Roth
Reporter - Michigan Public Radio NetworkBefore becoming the newest Capitol reporter for Michigan Public Radio Network, Cheyna Roth was an attorney. She spent her days fighting it out in court as an assistant prosecuting attorney for Ionia County.
Eventually, Cheyna took her investigative and interview skills and moved on to journalism.
She earned her masters degree at Michigan State University and was a documentary filmmaker, podcaster, and freelance writer before finding her home with NPR.
Very soon after joining MPRN, Cheyna started covering the 2016 presidential election, chasing after Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and all their surrogates as they duked it out for Michigan.
Cheyna also focuses on the Legislature and criminal justice issues for MPRN.
Cheyna is obsessively curious, a passionate storyteller, and an occasional backpacker.
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Embattled Republican state Representative Larry Inman appeared for state House session Wednesday.This was the day after a jury returned a verdict in a… -
Michigan’s recreational marijuana businesses started selling cannabis Sunday and sold more than $200,000 worth of product. There are now four marijuana…
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The Michigan Department of Corrections says it will be able to keep its tether program up and running through 2020. The program tracks an estimated…
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Lawmakers return to Lansing next week. There are three scheduled weeks of session before the end of the year, and Legislative leaders are hoping to make…
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Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist became the first African American Lieutenant Governor to sign a bill into law Thursday.Governor Gretchen Whitmer is…
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Some Michigan Democrats want to expand access to affordable housing across the state.New bills introduced Tuesday would prevent landlords from excluding…
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer is in Israel all week on a trip aimed at strengthening Michigan’s business ties with the country. The goal is to help Michigan…
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Democratic and Republican leaders are hopeful they will reach a deal on a supplemental budget. But it looks like that won’t happen until after…
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Democratic lawmakers are criticizing remarks by Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey (R-Clarklake). Shirkey said allowing abortion is comparable to “the…
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A federal lawsuit against two Detroit-area Kohls Department Stores can go forward. The stores in Novi and Northville are accused of violating the…
