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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It's the ninth day of the United Auto Workers strike against GM, Ford and Stellantis, Chrysler's parent company. We catch up on the latest strike developments.
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An update from the picket line in Wayne, Mich., as some 13,000 United Auto Workers strike at three factories after failing to reach a contract with General Motors, Ford and Stellantis.
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A new law allows insurance companies to pay caregiver agencies about half of what they used to get, and many are going broke. That means thousands are losing the care that they rely on to survive.
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LANSING, MI (MPRN)-- The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a group that wants to limit the governor's emergency powers.“Unlock Michigan”… -
ANN ARBOR, MI (MPRN)-- DTE Energy and Consumers Energy say they want significant changes made to a rooftop solar bill.The bill would let any homeowner… -
LANSING, MI (MPRN)-- The Michigan Department of State began an audit of the November election Monday. Audits are performed after every election in the… -
KINCHELOE, MI (MPRN)-- The state has temporarily relocated 236 inmates from an Upper Peninsula prison, after some prisoners took over a housing unit at… -
Roughly 10,000 residents in downtown Midland, Mich., were evacuated after torrential rains caused two dams to fail. No one knows when it will be safe for them to return home.
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LANSING, MI (MPRN)-- Forty-one inmates in the state prison system have now died of COVID-19. Now, the Michigan Department of Corrections faces a class… -
LANSING, MI (MPRN)-- The Michigan Public Service Commission says it is putting Enbridge's permit application on hold.The permit seeks the commission's…
