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 Radio as an intern, where she was promptly “bitten by the radio bug,” and never recovered.
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Seven Republican members and two Democratic members of the House Insurance Committee walked out today before they heard testimony from providers of care for car crash victims. -
Washtenaw County Commissioners are asking the state Legislature to repeal the 2019 auto no-fault insurance law. -
Incidents of harassment, vandalism, and assault targeting Jewish people more than doubled in Michigan last year. -
A Republican State Representative has introduced a bill to prohibit doctors from prescribing medication for abortion over the internet. It's among many new abortion-related bills being introduced across the nation as states prepare for the possible downfall of Roe v Wade. -
Michigan has announced six grant recipients for pilot projects to help expand electric vehicle infrastructure, focusing on rural and lower income urban areas in particular.One project will set up two Level 2 chargers and two EV fast chargers in lower income communities. Volta and DTE Energy will partner to decide which neighborhoods should get the stations.
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A Washtenaw County Circuit Court judge has ordered State Farm to resume paying for the care of Stephen Gedda, who was severely injured in a car crash in 2011. -
Inflation is increasing the cost of major road projects in Michigan, but transportation officials say this year's work to fix the roads will continue unabated. -
Union mail carriers say they are relieved about the passage of the Postal Service Reform Act. -
Auto accident survivors hoping for a fix to Michigan's auto no-fault law were dealt a devastating blow on Wednesday. -
A coalition of faith groups held a memorial service in Lansing today for car crash patients who died after losing care.
