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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The governor will now have to decide if the criminal justice system should stop automatically treating 17-year-olds as adults.A bipartisan package of… -
Bills that would raise the age of the juvenile court’s jurisdiction from 17 to 18-years-old are one step closer to the governor’s desk.This means that… -
The state Attorney General has recommendations for changes to bills on expunging criminal records. The bills are up for debate in the state Legislature.At… -
Michigan man, Angelo Binno, filed a lawsuit against the Law School Admission Council. That’s because the council would not give him a waiver for the… -
You shouldn’t have to choose between paying for your medication or your mortgage. That’s the message of some Democrats in the state House. They’ve… -
After a combative budget cycle, state lawmakers want to find common ground on policy issues.Governor Gretchen Whitmer would like to get leaders in the… -
A state lawmaker says she felt “forced” by the Speaker of the House to remove a gun free zone sign from her state House office. Democratic State… -
Governor Gretchen Whitmer wants Republican leaders to come to the bargaining table.Earlier this week, Whitmer announced more than 100 line item vetoes… -
Starting Wednesday, Michigan vape shops will have to stop selling flavored nicotine products.The final rules of the ban were announced two weeks ago. They… -
Governor Gretchen Whitmer has vetoed $375 million in one-time road funding. The governor finished signing all 16 state budgets hours before the October…
