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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The recently passed federal budget bill provides an exemption from Medicaid work requirements for people being treated for opioid use disorder. -
Officials in a Detroit metro community are concerned about the risks of widely available substances commonly referred to as "gas station heroin." The city of Warren might soon regulate the sale and possession of the substances. -
Citizens across the country joined protests against the Trump administration on the anniversary of the death of Congressman John Lewis, who died on June 17 five years ago. -
Lift Every Voice and Vote is an initiative to encourage every eligible Black voter in Detroit to register to vote — and follow through by voting in every election. -
"Invest in MI Kids," proposal would put a ballot question before voters to increase taxes on affluent residents to help state's K-12 schools. -
The Trump administration's order to keep Consumers Energy's last coal plant open is drawing fire from Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and environmental groups. -
Tuesday’s ruling means transgender or nonbinary people who are without a passport or need to apply for a new one can request a male, female or “X” identification marker rather than being limited to the marker that matches the gender assigned at birth. -
Environmental group disappointed by Elissa Slotkin's vote to eliminate California's emissions waiverMichigan Senator Elissa Slotkin was the sole Democrat who voted for a resolution eliminating a waiver that had allowed California to set its own emissions standards. -
BCBSM is cutting jobs in the face of rising health care costs and increasing utilization of health care services. -
The Michigan Public Service Commission is taking all 75 of the recommendations made by a third-party auditor to improve storm response by Consumers Energy and DTE Energy.
