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 Public Service Commission has ordered a third party audit of the response of DTE Energy and Consumers Energy to storm-related outages, saying other MPSC attempts to reduce frequency and duration of outages haven't worked.
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The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development says it discovered during a routine produce safety inspection that Kuntry Gardens, a farm in Homer, Michigan, was using human waste as fertilizer.
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The Mackinac Bridge Authority is urging passage of SB 5313, making trespassing on the bridge a felony. The authority is opposing two bills that would let tractors and other farm equipment drive over the bridge without a permit.
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The Michigan Supreme Court will decide whether changes made to the state’s auto insurance law in 2019 are constitutional. The court's ordering insurance companies to continue paying certain pre-2019 benefits at least until the case is decided.
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A Republican election worker faces two felony charges for allegedly tampering with a computer after polls closed at a Gaines Township precinct in the August primary.
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A survey of car crash survivors finds many have lost care and had other adverse consequences from the passage of the 2019 auto no-fault law.
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Hospitalizations from COVID-19 have decreased markedly, but the illness is still a serious threat and vaccines are a first line of defense.
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A coalition of health and environmental groups wants Michigan to phase out the sale of new gas-powered cars by the year 2030.
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The Michigan appeals court has issued a major ruling affecting long-term victims of car crashes. The court says changes in auto insurance law can't be applied retroactively to people who were severely injured before summer 2019.
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Consumers Energy says improvements in its tree-trimming program as well as use of technology enabled it to restore power within 24 hours to nearly all 90,000 people affected by a recent storm.