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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The Michigan Supreme Court said the state Legislature was not clear whether benefit caps in the 2019 auto no-fault law applied retroactively to people injured prior to the date the law went into effect. -
Hundreds of low-income households in multi-unit housing could see lower energy bills as the state expands its weatherization program. -
The state Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that will determine if more than 18,000 severely injured car crash survivors keep some of their medically necessary care.
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A bipartisan task force of Ohio and Michigan members of Congress has asked President Joe Biden to designate $425 million in his FY 2024 budget for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. That's a big jump from 2023. -
The Kewadin Casinos Gaming Authority, which operates under the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, lost a costly lawsuit this week after failing to build two new casinos as promised to investors. -
It's been 40 years since Michigan had a trifecta of a Democratic Governor, state House, and state Senate. -
The Nature Conservancy is buying a large area of land on the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula in the Upper Peninsula -
ITC Holdings Corp., based in Novi, will build two new high-voltage transmission lines connecting Michigan to the Midwest electric grid. -
The U.S. Justice Department and Enbridge have reached an agreement that, if approved, would eliminate the requirement for one kind of inspection on the part of Line 5 that runs under the Straits of Mackinac. -
Michigan 2022 car insurance rates rose a total of $498,977,294 among 35 insurers, according to analysis by the Consumer Federation of America. Critics say it's an indication that the state's 2019 auto no-fault law has broken its promise to lower car insurance costs for drivers.
