The president this week announced "Victory" days for November 11 and May 8, but noted "we will not be closing the Country" on ...

Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill making Juneteenth a permanent state holiday, closing state offices annually on June 19 to ...

The president this week announced "Victory" days for November 11 and May 8. Rhode Island already celebrated a Victory Day in ...

Juneteenth, observed on June 19, marks the day in 1865 when the last enslaved African Americans in the United States were ...

Rick Rehm’s bill to make Juneteenth a state holiday is headed ... Joe Biden signed a bill in 2021 recognizing the day as a federal holiday. And Gov. Kay Ivey has declared it a state holiday ...

The news came two months after the end of the Civil War. Juneteenth has been a federal holiday since 2021. If signed into law, state offices will close on June 19 for the Juneteenth holiday as ...

Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill Thursday making Juneteenth a state holiday in Alabama. HB 165, sponsored by Rep. Rick Rehm, R-Dothan, closes state government offices on June 19 for the holiday ...

Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday gave final passage to legislation that will make Juneteenth an official state holiday.