UAW Strike Cost Michigan $18.5 Million In Lost Income Taxes, Wages
The month-long United Auto Workers strike against General Motors has taken a big economic and personal toll in Michigan and...
Cheyna Roth
Cheyna Roth is the co-host and creator of WDET's state politics podcast, MichMash. She has been an audio journalist for almost a decade, covering major events like presidential elections, college scandals, the Michigan Legislature, and more, appearing on NPR and across Michigan public radio stations. Cheyna is also a senior producer and podcast host for Slate.com, having produced and hosted shows like Political Gabfest, The Waves, and What Next TBD. Also an author, Cheyna has written two true crime books and her written work has appeared in Broadly, Slate, and MLive, among others.
UAW Strike Cost Michigan $18.5 Million In Lost Income Taxes, Wages
The month-long United Auto Workers strike against General Motors has taken a big economic and personal toll in Michigan and...
This is How Whitmer’s (Nearly) Billion Dollar Budget Cuts Affect You
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and lawmakers are starting the process of restoring some funding Whitmer vetoed in the new state budget....
Pure Michigan Isn’t Quite Dead After Gov. Whitmer Veto… Yet
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has eliminated funding for Pure Michigan. It was one of 147 line-item vetoes Whitmer made before signing...
Whitmer Signs Budgets, But Wields Line-Item Veto Power “In A Way No Other Governor Has”
Rick Pluta, MPRN It’s October 1 -- a date state lawmakers, the governor, and state employees have been counting down to...
In State Budget Haggling, Anti-Gerrymandering Commission Comes Up Short
The October 1 deadline to pass a state budget and avoid a partial government shutdown is tomorrow. As lawmakers scrambled...
State Lawmakers Send Whitmer Budgets. She Calls Them “A Mess.”
MPRN Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says the budgets on their way to her desk are “a mess.” The state Legislature voted...
Lansing School Funding Deal Could Spell Trouble for Gov. Whitmer
Lawmakers have struck a deal to fund K-12 schools when the new fiscal year starts in October. House Democrats negotiated...
Michigan Lawmakers Rake In $517,000 in Free Food, Drink from Lobbyists in 2019
There are many ways interest groups try to get lawmakers to pay attention to their pet issues. Some hold rallies...
Can Governor Ban Flavored Vaping Products Without Lawmakers? Attorney General Says Yes
WDET Digital Supporters of the vaping industry in Michigan are threatening legal action over a plan to ban flavored vaping...
Prosecutors Might Be Running Out Of Time To File Charges In Flint Water Crisis
WDET Digital April of next year marks the six-year anniversary of the start of the Flint Water Crisis. That’s significant, because...
Michigan Budget, Road Funding Impasse Has Big Impact on State Workers and Schools
WDET Digital State lawmakers are back to work after their summer break. The clock is ticking to get a state...
Michigan’s Secretary of State Promised to Reduce Wait Times. That’s Not Happening.
WDET Digital Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has promised to significantly reduce wait times at branch offices. During her...