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News from June 2023

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Tempe bids farewell to longtime city manager: 'It's going to be a huge loss to the city of Tempe'

By SE Valley Times Report | Jun 25, 2023

The city of Tempe is bidding farewell to longtime city manager Andrew Ching. As of June 19, Ching moved to a new position with the town of Paradise Valley, leaving Tempe with an interim city manager in the meantime.

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Did Yavapai County students fail their ACT Language Arts tests in 2022?

By SE Valley Times | Jun 25, 2023

There were 1,488 Yavapai County students who took the ACT Language Arts test in 2022, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

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AASA: How many Pinal County students failed their Math tests during 2022?

By SE Valley Times | Jun 24, 2023

There were 24,920 Pinal County students who took the AASA Math test in 2022, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

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SE Valley Times area weekly mass times

By SE Valley Times | Jun 24, 2023

The following parishes in the SE Valley Times coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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Tempe Deputy City Manager Tom Duensing: 'We are going as far as the law allows’ to deal with troubled rental property

By SE Valley Times Report | Jun 24, 2023

The city of Tempe is cracking down on a short-term rental in the city, a vacation house that has been a problem for neighbors with a number of disturbances including a call to police after shots were fired.

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ACT: How many Pinal County students failed their Math tests during 2022?

By SE Valley Times | Jun 24, 2023

There were 3,307 Pinal County students who took the ACT Math test in 2022, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

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Rep. Parker: 'Illegal and powerless Executive Order'

By SE Valley Times Report | Jun 23, 2023

Arizona State Rep. Jacqueline Parker (R-15) criticized Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-Ariz.) after Hobbs announced an executive order that takes away the power of county prosecutors to handle state abortion laws and gives that power to Attorney General Kris Mayes (D-Ariz.)

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Mesa Launches Interactive Workshops to Envision Tomorrow's Mesa

By SE Valley Times Report | Jun 23, 2023

Mesa launches six interactive community planning workshops, known as Mesa Urban Labs, to gather resident input for the 2050 General Plan and other critical city plans. Details, including meeting locations, at mesanow.org

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Pinal County: 74% of students failed their ACT Language Arts tests in 2022

By SE Valley Times | Jun 23, 2023

There were 3,195 Pinal County students who took the ACT Language Arts test in 2022, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

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Pinal County: 68.6% of students failed their AASA Language Arts tests in 2022

By SE Valley Times | Jun 23, 2023

There were 24,648 Pinal County students who took the AASA Language Arts test in 2022, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

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Congressman Biggs Conducts Oversight Over Open Northern Border Reports

By SE Valley Times Report | Jun 23, 2023

On June 20, Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Congressman Tom Tiffany (R-WI), and Congressman Matt Rosendale (R-MT) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Commissioner Troy Miller regarding reports that CBP officials are being instructed to extend the operating hours of Northern Border ports of entry up to 24 hours without sufficient manpower to monitor them. Congressman Biggs issued the following statement after sending his letter this afternoon:

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Applications Open for Gilbert's New Public Works Advisory Board

By SE Valley Times Report | Jun 23, 2023

Applications are now open for Gilbert’s new Public Works Advisory Board.

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Gilbert Firework Safety Tips and Information

By SE Valley Times Report | Jun 23, 2023

Celebrating the Fourth of July with fireworks? Read this before you do.

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MPS superintendent: 'The Transgender Support Plan has been revised to be more clear in its intent'

By SE Valley Times Report | Jun 22, 2023

Mesa Public School (MPS) District Superintendent Andi Fourlis offered a public response to community backlash against the school’s new Transgender Student Support Plan during the board's June 14 meeting, saying the plan does not seek to cut parents out of communication with their children.

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Navajo County students and their AASA Math performance in 2022

By SE Valley Times | Jun 22, 2023

There were 7,497 Navajo County students who took the AASA Math test in 2022, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

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Navajo County students and their ACT Math performance in 2022

By SE Valley Times | Jun 22, 2023

There were 1,228 Navajo County students who took the ACT Math test in 2022, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

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Gilbert Signs Federal Water Agreement to Reduce Colorado River Water Consumption

By SE Valley Times Report | Jun 22, 2023

On Tuesday, June 20th, the Gilbert Town Council voted to approve a System Conservation Implementation Agreement with the Bureau of Reclamation to conserve up to 1,200 acre-feet of Gilbert’s Colorado River water in Lake Mead each year through 2025.An acre-foot is the approximate volume of water needed to serve two homes in Gilbert per year.

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Mesa Celebrates Juneteenth

By SE Valley Times Report | Jun 22, 2023

Mayor John Giles, City Council and community leaders gathered for a Juneteenth reception in downtown Mesa. The mayor presented a Juneteenth Proclamation to the Mesa-East Valley Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans

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Did Navajo County students fail their ACT Language Arts tests in 2022?

By SE Valley Times | Jun 21, 2023

There were 1,207 Navajo County students who took the ACT Language Arts test in 2022, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

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Heap: 'I'm not sure my campaign can survive if I've lost the 'adult men who identify as colorful mythological underage unicorns' vote'

By SE Valley Times Report | Jun 21, 2023

Arizona State Rep. Justin Heap (R-10) said he recently received "hateful and racist" messages on twitter from a man he described as a "brony."