MichMash: Budget Burglary? More Claims of ‘Robbing Peter to Pay Paul’ at State Capitol
WDET Digital State lawmakers and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer are in the thick of budget negotiations. Whitmer’s road funding plan faces...
A former prosecuting attorney, Cheyna Roth became a journalist in 2016.
She spent several years as a state government and political reporter for the Michigan Public Radio Network. During her time at MPRN, she was a guest on popular shows such as 1A, Here and Now, and All Things Considered. She also had multiple features air on national broadcast.
In 2019, Cheyna switched to print and was an investigative journalist for the Grand Rapids Press.
Now, she is a podcast producer for Slate.
In between all of this, Cheyna co-hosts the weekly series and podcast, MichMash.
Her work has been featured in Broadly, Bustle and on NPR. She's also an adjunct professor at Aquinas College.
Her first book, Cold Cases: A True Crime Collection, was released in the summer of 2020.
CRoth@mlive.com
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MichMash: Government Watchdogs Say Effort to Increase Transparency Falls Short
WDET Digital Michigan is one of the only states where the Legislature and the governor don’t have to respond to...
MichMash: Marijuana Could Once Again Be On Your Ballot in 2019
WDET Digital Recreational marijuana is now legal in Michigan. But some Michigan voters aren’t done casting ballots on cannabis issues....
MichMash: Whitmer Joins Growing Trend of Governing By Hashtag
WDET Digital Gov. Gretchen Whitmer used part of her first State of the State speech this week to get people talking...
MichMash Digs Into State of the State In Hour-Long Special
WDET Digital There will be a lot to unpack as soon as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer begins her first State of...
MichMash: Experts Weigh Michigan’s Piggy Bank, Setting Stage for Divided Government
WDET Digital The state will have more than $24 billion to work with as it gets ready to kick off its...
MichMash: Whitmer Wastes No Time Changing Policy
WDET Digital Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is wasting no time in her new role when it comes to making policy changes....
MichMash: These Whitmer Cabinet Picks Will Inherit Huge Problems At Pivotal Moments
WDET Digital We’re beginning to get a clearer picture of what state government might look like under Governor-elect Gretchen Whitmer....
MichMash: Is Compromise Possible After Contentious, Chaotic Lame Duck?
WDET Digital The state Legislature’s contentious and chaotic lame duck session is done. But the stark partisanship on display these...
Republicans Power Through Controversial Lame Duck Legislation
Cheyna Roth/MPRN Republicans in the state Legislature are trying to increase their power and limit the powers of statewide offices...
Michigan Senate Votes to Gut Minimum Wage, Paid Sick Time Laws
Jake Neher/WDET The state’s minimum wage might not reach $12 an hour until 2030. That’s if proposed changes to a...
MichMash: Don’t Be Dazed and Confused About Where You Can Have Cannabis
WDET Digital Several universities in Michigan say they will not allow marijuana on campus. That’s despite a new law that...