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Juneteenth state holiday bill passes Alabama House
Alabama Reflector via Yahoo News· 6 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 ...
Juneteenth moves toward NH official holiday status, advancing in Senate
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 6 days agoCONCORD — Those who have celebrated Juneteenth in New Hampshire might be surprised to learn it’s not...
House passes bill making Juneteenth a state holiday; state office wouldn't close
ABC 3340 Birmingham· 7 days agoThe Alabama House of Representatives passed a bill that would make Juneteenth, a day that...
House establishes Juneteenth as a state holiday
The Florence Times-Daily· 2 days agoMONTGOMERY — A bill that would officially recognize Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, as a state holiday passed...
Alabama Juneteenth legislation makes it out the House, now heads to Senate
WBRC Fox 6 Birmingham· 5 days agoJuneteenth could soon be a holiday in the state of Alabama. After making it out of the state house...
Rep. Rick Rehm talks Juneteenth bill
WTVY Dothan· 2 days agoA bill that would recognize Juneteenth as a state holiday has made it past the Alabama House of Representatives. Prior to this, Governor ...
New York State Police and Criminal Justice Reforms Enacted Following George Floyd’s Death
The National Law Review· 1 day agoThe New York state Legislature recently took up 12 bills focused on police reform, 10 of which passed both houses and were subsequently signed by Governor Cuomo. Additionally ...
'Grandmother of Juneteenth' shares history, perspective with Colorado Springs students
KOAA5· 7 days agoOpal Lee to speak in their schools. Dr. Lee is a retired educator and counselor who was instrumental...
“Grandmother of Juneteenth” at Pikes Peak State College
FOX21 Colorado Springs· 6 days ago(COLORADO SPRINGS) — On Thursday, April 11, “The Grandmother of Juneteenth” spoke at Pikes Peak ...
Bill would allow state employees to pick holiday
The Florence Times-Daily· 5 days agoMONTGOMERY — State employees would choose each year whether they take as a paid holiday Jefferson Davis' birthday or Juneteenth under a bill unanimously approved recently in a House committee.