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 Radio. She began her career at Michigan Radio as an intern, where she was promptly “bitten by the radio bug,” and never recovered.
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The protest in the hallways of the state Capitol comes after Democratic House Speaker Joe Tate canceled a survivors' group meeting with House insurance committee Chair Brenda Carter.
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A complaint filed against Our Home, Our Voice alleges the group is raising funds for a ballot initiative seeking to repeal a state renewable energy law without filing required reports with the state.
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Michigan's new child restraint law takes age, height, and weight into account before switching a child among a rear-facing seat, a front-facing seat, and a booster seat, among other changes.
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Car dealers to Biden administration: don't finalize emission standards that accelerate EV transitionThe U.S. EPA is expected to issue final standards for passenger cars and light trucks within weeks. Dealers want the Biden administration to put the breaks on the agency's plan.
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One expert says despite the current "anemic" condition of the Michigan Republican Party, other groups will step in to help Republican candidates win elections this year.
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A new report finds that the percentage of uninsured drivers declined about 6% in Michigan between 2020 and 2022.
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The National Safety Council wants car companies and federal safety regulators to move forward with technology that warns people they're speeding — and keeps them from doing it.
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Rank and file members of the United Auto Workers continue voting this week on tentative contracts with Ford, Stellantis, and General Motors. It's early in the process, but as Tracy Samilton reports, there are a couple surprises thus far.
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More than 200 people are believed to be hostages in Gaza, after Hamas militants invaded Israel, killing hundreds of people, and kidnapping others. Jewish residents of Ann Arbor gathered for a vigil to pray for their release.
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The State Senate passed bills that set new reimbursement rates for many long-term care services for severely injured auto accident patients.