Cheyna Roth
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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Some Republicans in the state House want to limit the governor’s ability to move money around within state budgets. They passed a bill out of a state… -
Lying to your landlord about needing an emotional support animal could become a crime in the state. As Cheyna Roth reports, bills in the state House would… -
Governor Gretchen Whitmer has vetoed 375 million dollars in one-time road funding. As Cheyna Roth reports, the governor finished signing all 16 state… -
Abortion has moved to the forefront of national politics. Where lawmakers stand on the issue has become a litmus test when determining if someone is a… -
Fighting counterfeit airbags is on the agenda for a bipartisan pair of lawmakers in Lansing. Cheyna Roth reports.Democratic Representative Sarah Anthony… -
A state lawmaker wants to make sure Michigan doesn't have any privately run prisons. Michigan Public Radio Network's Cheyna Roth has more.Democratic state… -
A lawmaker in Lansing wants to make it mandatory for people working in certain professions to report suspected animal abuse and neglect. Cheyna Roth has… -
Michigan residents could get a break on their back to school shopping. As Cheyna Roth reports, recently introduced bills would create a back to school… -
Michigan State University has agreed to three years of federal oversight. As Cheyna Roth reports, the US Department of Health and Human Services on Monday… -
A new bill in the state Legislature would ban the manufacturing and sale of personal care products with microbeads. But, as Cheyna Roth reports, the small…
