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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President Donald Trump revved up his supporters in Grand Rapids last night on issues ranging from the Mueller investigation…to health care….to…
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s plan to stop using school aid fund dollars for higher education could hit a roadblock.The state has been using money from the…
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Some Republican lawmakers in Lansing want to shorten the time period when a pregnant woman can get an abortion. A bill in the Senate would make it a…
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It started last October. More than 70 police officers, special agents, and government officials executed search warrants on each of the seven Catholic…
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Michigan could become a completely hands-free driving state. A new bill in the state House comes after Governor Gretchen Whitmer made distracted driving a…
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer will give her first State of the State address tonight.Governor Whitmer will give her speech in the state House chamber, packed…
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State lawmakers are trying to once again raise the age of who is considered an ‘adult’ in the criminal justice system.Last session, bills to raise the age…
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s plans to restructure the state Department of Environmental Quality could be over.The state House passed a measure to eliminate…
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s executive order to restructure the Department of Environmental Quality could be overturned before any changes are made.Some…
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A lawsuit contesting how Michigan has drawn its political district lines is headed for trial. A 3-judge panel denied an attempt by Secretary of State…