Cheyna Roth
Capitol Reporter
Before becoming the newest Capitol reporter for the 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 got her masters 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. Follow her on Twitter at @Cheyna_R
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It's happening. Starting Sunday, December 1, 2019, Michiganders over the age of 21 will be able to purchase recreational marijuana from licensed… -
A group of voters has filed almost 14,000 signatures to try and oust Republican state Representative Larry Inman. Inman is facing a federal trial for… -
Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist became the first African American Lieutenant Governor to sign a bill into law Thursday.Governor Gretchen Whitmer is… -
The ACLU of Michigan is suing Immigration and Customs Enforcement to get records related to the arrest and detention of Jilmar Ramos-Gomez, a Marine… -
Some Democratic state lawmakers want to expand access to affordable housing across the state.New bills introduced on Tuesday would prevent landlords from… -
Democratic lawmakers are criticizing remarks by Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey (R-Clarklake).During a recent appearance on Radio Free Hillsdale,… -
A federal lawsuit against two Detroit-area Kohl’s department stores can go forward. The stores in Novi and Northville are accused of violating the… -
Hunting season is underway. And lawmakers are trying to quickly move a bill that would allow deer or elk baiting.Right now, a state rule bans baiting and… -
When Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the state budget, she also moved some money around within the budget. She did that using the state Administrative… -
A plan to expand the state’s expungement laws passed out of the state House Tuesday.The bills would add additional crimes to what can be taken off of a…
