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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Providers say it's unfair some crash victims will get care and others won't, even after court rulingThe Michigan Supreme Court ruled Monday that insurance payment caps in the state's 2019 auto no-fault law can't be imposed on people injured before June 11, 2019 — the date the law went into effect.
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The Environmental Working Group says its research shows a vast shortfall in DOD spending on PFAS cleanup on military and former military bases.
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Midterm election turnout among voters aged 18-29 rose dramatically in the past eight years, a Tufts University study found.
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A University of Michigan poll finds that loneliness among people age 50 to 80 has nearly returned to its pre-pandemic level.
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A new report says the auto insurance industry in Michigan is misleading people to try to convince them the state's 2019 auto no-fault law is working to reduce rates.
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A bipartisan task force of Ohio and Michigan members of Congress has asked President Joe Biden to designate $425 million in his FY 2024 budget for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. That's a big jump from 2023.
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RIP Medical Debt buys medical debt on the secondary market just like debt collectors do. But it does something very different with the debt it has acquired.
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An animal welfare officials says shelters are facing a perfect storm related to the COVID-19 pandemic — a storm that's resulted in overflowing shelters.
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It's been 40 years since Michigan had a trifecta of a Democratic Governor, state House, and state Senate.
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Democratic leaders say the campaign strategy of putting an opponent's personal cell phone number on a campaign mailing is intended to encourage harassment of candidates, and it's working as intended.