Events2Join

Which states recognize Juneteenth as an official holiday?


Which states recognize Juneteenth as an official holiday?

28 states and the District of Columbia will legally recognize Juneteenth as a public holiday – meaning state government offices are closed and state workers ...

Juneteenth: Fact Sheet

Juneteenth became a federal holiday on June 17, 2021. All 50 states and the District of Columbia recognize. Juneteenth as a holiday or ...

Juneteenth Now Recognized by All 50 States on Its Second ...

In 1980, Texas became the first state in the United States to recognize Juneteenth as an official state holiday, and today all fifty states and ...

Juneteenth - Wikipedia

Juneteenth, officially Juneteenth National Independence Day, is a federal holiday in the United States. It is celebrated annually on June 19 to commemorate ...

Juneteenth: Which states recognize it as a paid holiday? - NewsNation

A handful of states don't recognize Juneteenth as a paid holiday despite its designation as a federal holiday.

Juneteenth Is Not a Legal Holiday in Most States - Stateline.org

At least another eight in the past year have elevated Juneteenth to paid state holidays: Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, ...

Juneteenth gaining as a state holiday amid old resistance - Axios

The federal holiday is only officially recognized in 29 states and Washington, D.C.. Driving the news: Last month, Kentucky Governor Andy ...

Map shows states where Juneteenth is recognized as a public holiday

In 2023, more than half of the US states recognized Juneteenth as an official public holiday, according to the Pew Research Center.

As Juneteenth grows in US, southern states cling to Confederate ...

At least 30 states – including most recently Rhode Island and Kentucky – and the District of Columbia recognize Juneteenth as an official public ...

These States Embrace Juneteenth As A Federal Holiday

Except for Texas, all states that currently recognize Juneteenth as a public holiday commemorated it as a day of observance years before it ...

Is Juneteenth a federal holiday? Is it a state holiday? What to know

Texas then became the first state to recognize Juneteenth as a state holiday in 1980. Introduced by Houston Democrat Al Edwards, the state ...

At least 20 states don't recognize Juneteenth as a legal holiday

About half the states in the nation have not made Juneteenth an official state holiday, according to the Congressional Research Service.

Only 18 states have made Juneteenth a state holiday - Axios

Driving the news: At least 28 states and Washington, D.C., are legally recognizing Juneteenth — a day celebrating Black emancipation from ...

Juneteenth 2023: More than half of states recognizing it as official ...

US states where Juneteenth is a paid day off · Alabama · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Georgia · Idaho · Illinois · Louisiana ...

Texas Observes Juneteenth | TSLAC

Many states, including Texas, have long recognized Juneteenth, but only some observe it as an official holiday. This bill makes Juneteenth a national holiday.

In states where Juneteenth is still not a day off, activists see a ... - NPR

So far, Alabama has only adopted Juneteenth as a state holiday for this year, but whether that will be a permanent policy is ultimately to the ...

Juneteenth: Which states don't offer it as a paid holiday? - NewsNation

Hawaii was the second-to-last state to recognize Juneteenth as an official day of remembrance, according to Honolulu Magazine, before South ...

Which States Have Made Juneteenth an Official State Holiday?

The two states to recognize Juneteenth as an official holiday this year are Oregon and Washington. Texas was the first state to make Juneteenth an official ...

All but four US states celebrate Juneteenth as a holiday - CNN

Only Hawaii, North and South Dakota and Montana don't celebrate Juneteenth. Pennsylvania will join the states that do today.

Governor Newsom proclaims Juneteenth Day of Observance 2024

California is proud to recognize Juneteenth as an official state holiday, honoring the centuries of struggles and triumphs that have brought us ...