On February 17, the Post Falls, Idaho, City Council voted 4–2 to remove Juneteenth from the city’s paid holiday list and restore Columbus Day, a move with local policy and cultural significance. Mayor ...

Juneteenth is something that nobody had heard of until five years ago and was pushed for political purposes,’ Post Falls ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Gov. JB Pritzker made Juneteenth a state holiday Wednesday. Juneteenth, which falls on Saturday, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. Pritzker signed the legislation ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Juneteenth is a recognized commemorative holiday in almost every state and the District of Columbia, and President Joe Biden signed a bill into law Thursday making it a federal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Donald Trump said the U.S. has "too many non-working holidays," but he hasn't shied away from other holiday ...

The push to make Juneteenth a state holiday despite it being recognized on the federal level is ongoing. Oklahoma State Senator Nikki Nice said the ties between Juneteenth and Oklahoma are all the ...