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House committee considers bill to add Juneteenth as a state holiday
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The House committee considered House Bill 165, a substitute carried by Representative Green that would add Juneteenth to the statutory list of state holidays.
The House committee considered House Bill 165, a substitute carried by Representative Green that would add Juneteenth to the list of state holidays.
Representative Green described the substitute as removing earlier compromise language and making Juneteenth a standalone state holiday. He said the governor has declared Juneteenth a holiday for state employees during the last four years and that adding it to statute would formalize that practice. Green cited constituent requests and local Juneteenth events, including the Tri State…
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