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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Parks, golf courses, and lake associations can apply to the state DNR to kill nuisance flocks of more than 100 Canada geese, if they have been unable to get rid of the flocks with non-lethal tactics. -
A federal judge says the Trump administration can require people without legal status to register with the government, and have to carry proof of that registration with them at all times. -
Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin has introduced a bill that would authorize the commerce secretary to ban the import of Chinese vehicles if they're deemed a national security threat. -
The Jackson County Police Department says it was approached by ICE and asked to participate in a limited 48-hour detention program, and agreed; it's the first in Michigan to do so.
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Opponents of President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk rallied across the U.S. to protest the administration’s actions on government downsizing, the economy, human rights and other issues. -
A Chinese EV manufacturer's subsidiary in the U.S. is halting work on its rural Mecosta County electric vehicle battery plant while its lawsuit in federal appeals court plays out. -
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says a review of non-citizens voting in the recent election supports numerous studies that show it is an "extremely rare" problem in Michigan and the U.S. -
Hundreds of protests were held across the U.S. and in other countries outside Tesla dealerships on March 29th, 2025, at a global Takedown Tesla event, calling for a boycott of federal DOGE leader Elon Musk's company. -
Bill would take "intrusive" question about mental health treatment off doctors' license applicationsDoctors in Michigan would no longer be required to disclose if they'd been diagnosed with or treated for a mental health condition in order to get a license, under a state House bill. -
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says an order for a 2.8% increase in Consumers Energy electricity rates for customers could have been worse, but she's still unhappy given the utility's poor record of reliability.
