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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Bills moving through the state House would limit some of Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s powers.After Whitmer signed the current state budget, the state… -
Ten communities will decide Tuesday whether they want businesses to be able to sell recreational marijuana. Last November, the state passed a law… -
Starting in October 2021, 17-year-olds will no longer automatically be treated as adults in Michigan’s criminal justice system.Michigan will join the vast… -
Democratic state lawmakers say all people need to be able to make independent decisions about their reproductive health. House Democrats announced their… -
The online application process for the state’s new Independent Redistricting Commission is now open.People can now apply to be on the 13-member… -
A bipartisan group of lawmakers say school busses need to be more secure. A package of bills would make it a crime to enter a school bus without the… -
Some lawmakers want to prevent the Department of Health and Human Services from issuing rules restricting access and use of vaping products. Lawmakers… -
The state wants to make it easier for people to apply for public assistance.This is all about the amount of assets a person can have and still qualify for… -
A Michigan Court of Claims judge says the state ban on flavored vaping products must be lifted. That’s while underlying litigation opposing the ban plays… -
Some state lawmakers want to swap one holiday for another. Monday is Columbus Day, and a pair of bills would get rid of Columbus Day and make Indigenous…
