Tracy Samilton
Energy and Transportation Reporter / ProducerTracy Samilton covers energy and transportation, including the auto industry and the business response to climate change for Michigan Public. She began her career at Michigan Public as an intern, where she was promptly “bitten by the radio bug,” and never recovered.
She took over the auto beat in January, 2009, just a few months before Chrysler and General Motors filed for bankruptcy.
Tracy’s reports can frequently be heard on Morning Edition and All Things Considered, as well as on Michigan Public.
Her coverage of Michigan’s Detroit Three automakers has taken her as far as Germany, and China. Tracy graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in English Literature.
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More than 300 University of Michigan staff, faculty, and alums have signed a letter asking the University to cancel its plan to use trained volunteers for "protest and disruption" response at commencements this year.
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The University of Michigan is recruiting and training volunteers from among its employees to serve as "protest/disruptions response" teams during commencement ceremonies next week, including at the main commencement at Michigan Stadium.
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New state House bills would boost venture capital for Michigan businesses in their earliest stages of development.
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81-year-old Jim Fouts is running for the 14th District in the state House as a Democrat, after filing several unsuccessful lawsuits to remain mayor of Warren when he was blocked from the ballot due to term limits.
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The protest in the hallways of the state Capitol comes after Democratic House Speaker Joe Tate canceled a survivors' group meeting with House insurance committee Chair Brenda Carter.
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Keweenaw Land Association has requested a lease for mineral exploration rights for more than 10,000 acres of land in five counties in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
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A complaint filed against Our Home, Our Voice alleges the group is raising funds for a ballot initiative seeking to repeal a state renewable energy law without filing required reports with the state.
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Cox Automotive reports a slight decline in EV car sales from the last quarter of 2023 to the first quarter of 2024, but notes that's after a long trend of increases.
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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.
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Community groups say the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy's public comment process favors polluters over communities affected by pollution.
