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Juneteenth state holiday bill passes Alabama House
Alabama Reflector via Yahoo News· 5 days agoHB 4, sponsored by Rep. Juandalynn Givan, D-Birmingham, would add the June 19 holiday, which celebrates the end of slavery, to the […] The post ...
House establishes Juneteenth as a state holiday
The Florence Times-Daily· 18 hours agoMONTGOMERY — A bill that would officially recognize Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, as a state holiday passed...
Lakeland commission unanimously approves Juneteenth becoming paid holiday for city workers
Fox local via AOL· 2 weeks agoOther names for the holiday include: Juneteenth Independence Day, Freedom Day, Second Independence...
Alabama bill would let state workers choose: Juneteenth or Jefferson Davis' birthday
Montgomery Advertiser· 1 week agoThe bill, HB 367, is sponsored by Chris Sells, R-Greenville, and was created as a compromise. Other...
House passes bill making Juneteenth a state holiday; state office wouldn't close
ABC 3340 Birmingham· 5 days agoThe Alabama House of Representatives passed a bill that would make Juneteenth, a day that...
Juneteenth moves toward NH official holiday status, advancing in Senate
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 5 days agoCONCORD — Those who have celebrated Juneteenth in New Hampshire might be surprised to learn it’s not...
Rep. Rick Rehm talks Juneteenth bill
WTVY Dothan· 1 day agoA bill that would recognize Juneteenth as a state holiday has made it past the Alabama House of Representatives. Prior to this, Governor ...
Alabama Juneteenth legislation makes it out the House, now heads to Senate
WBRC Fox 6 Birmingham· 4 days agoJuneteenth could soon be a holiday in the state of Alabama. After making it out of the state house...
'Grandmother of Juneteenth' shares history, perspective with Colorado Springs students
KOAA5· 5 days agoOpal Lee to speak in their schools. Dr. Lee is a retired educator and counselor who was instrumental...
Juneteenth holiday on hold for some at city hall
Lockport Union-Sun & Journal, N.Y. via Yahoo News· 6 days agoApr. 10—While it seemed to local CSEA president Megan Brewer that her fight to get the City of Lockport to add Juneteenth as a paid holiday for her members ...
