Tracy Samilton
Tracy Samilton covers the auto beat for Michigan Radio. She has worked for the station for 12 years, and started out as an intern before becoming a part-time and, later, a full-time reporter. Tracy's reports on the auto industry can frequently be heard on Morning Edition and All Things Considered, as well as on Michigan Radio. She considers her coverage of the landmark lawsuit against the University of Michigan for its use of affirmative action a highlight of her reporting career.
Tracy graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in English Literature. Before beginning her journalism career, she spent time working as a legal assistant at various firms in the Ann Arbor area.
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How much could the next request for an electric rate hike cost you? Utilities will have to tell you.Regulated utilities including Consumers Energy and DTE Energy will have to issues notices after March 2026 about how much their rate increase requests would cost each customer. -
Lake Superior State University celebrated the 50th anniversary of its "Banished Words" list by issuing an extra list for banished words that just ... won't ... die. -
An annual report by the Michigan Public Service Commission says the amount of power generated by renewable sources like wind and solar will more than double by 2030. -
Michigan's new child restraint law takes age, height, and weight into account before switching a child among a rear-facing seat, a front-facing seat, and a booster seat, among other changes. -
Bills introduced in the state Senate would allow public scrutiny of the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association — the insurance-run group that manages payments for medical treatment for the most severe and costly car crash injuries. -
Car dealers to Biden administration: Don't finalize emission standards that accelerate EV transitionThe U.S. EPA is expected to issue final standards for passenger cars and light trucks within weeks. Dealers want the Biden administration to put the breaks on the agency's plan. -
Democrats in the state Legislature have simultaneously introduced bills that would amend the state's pollution cleanup laws. Opponents say they'll drive away business. -
Hundreds of Jewish students and supporters gathered for a vigil at the University of Michigan Diag, after a bloody Hamas-led incursion sparked the worst violence between Palestine and Israel in fifty years. -
The bills seek to restore access to medical care that was lost to many survivors after the passage of Michigan's auto no-fault law in 2019. -
Hundreds of people rallied at the state Capitol on Oct. 3 — one day before a state Senate committee will hear testimony on bills to amend the auto no-fault law.
