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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President Joe Biden signed an executive order to prioritize better paying jobs in government contracts during a visit to the Ann Arbor area Friday. -
The Michigan ACLU has sued a member of the Kalamazoo Board of County Canvassers over statements indicating he may not certify the results of the November election. -
The Michigan Department of Education says there was improvement in most grades and most subjects on 2024 M-STEP assessments compared to last year. -
Keep our Republic and Michiganders for Civic Resilience say trust in America's election system is being attacked by hostile nations. -
Thousands of Michiganders can get cold or hot meals at restaurants in 26 counties through a food assistance program called the Restaurant Meal Program. -
Duderstadt is widely considered one of the most influential presidents to lead the state's flagship public university. -
Despite an overall slight downturn in overall car crash deaths in Michigan, more pedestrians died when struck by vehicles. -
The IRS says Michigan households claimed $134 million in IRA clean energy tax credits last year. A pro-electrification non-profit says that's just the beginning. -
The U.S. EPA says its Get the Lead Out Initiative is helping 200 underserved and disadvantaged communities accellerate programs to replace lead service lines. -
The candidates ran under the banner of the right-wing Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association. Only one won his primary election.
