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Amy Diaz is a journalist hailing from St. Petersburg, FL. She has written for multiple local newspapers in her hometown before becoming a full-time reporter for Flint Beat. When she’s not writing you can find her playing her pink electric guitar. You can follow her on Twitter @amydiaze or contact her at amyelizadiaz@gmail.com.

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Flint shootings rise 169% in last year

Amy Diaz Jul 11, 2020 0

Flint, MI--Flint has seen a 169% increase in non-fatal shootings since last year. According to the Michigan State Police Department, there were 29 non-fatal shootings in 2019 year-to-date. This year, there have been 78 non-fatal…

Education

Layoffs and tuition raises coming to UM-Flint as it prepares for fall semester

Amy Diaz Jul 9, 2020 0

Flint, MI--COVID-19 is impacting universities beyond moving classes online and limiting activity on campus. The University of Michigan-Flint, is laying off 41% of lecturers and raising tuition by 3.9%. In a statement by U-M spokesperson…

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Flint City Councilman Eric Mays says he’s receiving threatening, racist phone calls

Amy Diaz Jul 4, 2020 0

Flint, MI—Councilman Eric Mays says he has filed a police report recently in response to threatening phone calls he said he’s been receiving. He said one caller called him a racist and hung up while another told him to get his “black…

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Flint Police Dept. struggles to fill open positions

Amy Diaz Jul 2, 2020 2

Flint, MI--One night last weekend, the Flint Police Department received 376 calls for service. There were six cars out on the shift. “As you can well imagine, a lot of the calls we are just physically incapable of getting to...the…

Flint City Hall

City Council approves $675,000 in budget amendments

Amy Diaz Jul 1, 2020 0

Flint, MI--In a special meeting Monday night, the Flint City Council voted to approve budget amendments totaling more than half a million dollars just a couple days before the beginning of the new fiscal year. Amendments to the budget…

Community

Flint nears record for absentee ballot applications

Amy Diaz Jul 1, 2020 0

Flint, MI--The City of Flint Clerk’s office has received close to 10,000 applications for absentee ballots since they were mailed out a month ago. This puts Flint on track to beat its own record number of absentee ballot voters which…

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City Council appoints two members to Ethics and Accountability board

Amy Diaz Jun 28, 2020 0

Flint, MI--The City Council unanimously voted to reappoint Nicholas D’Aigle and appoint Pastor Jeffery Hawkins to the Ethics and Accountability Board at the meeting Wednesday night. There was a resolution to appoint DeWaun E. Robinson to…

Community

City’s purchase of 47 acres will complete state-spanning bike trail

Amy Diaz Jun 26, 2020 0

Flint, MI--The Flint City Council voted 8-1 to approve the purchase of 47 acres of land for the Grand Traverse Greenway Trail at the meeting Wednesday night. The new trail will serve as a walkway and bike path, stretching three miles…

Community

Flint City Council declares Juneteenth official city holiday

Amy Diaz Jun 25, 2020 0

Flint, MI--The Flint City Council passed a resolution Wednesday night to declare Juneteenth an official city holiday. The resolution passed with seven yes votes, one no vote and one abstention. The intent of the resolution is to…

Black Lives Matter

Flint activist calls on women to march against inequities, racism

Amy Diaz Jun 24, 2020 0

Flint, Mich. — When April Cook-Hawkins heard George Floyd cry out for his mother while he was pinned to the ground with a policeman’s knee on his neck, she got chills. “That should’ve resonated and woken up every woman to get involved…

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