Washington and Oregon Pass Bills to Make Juneteenth a Legal State Holiday: 'We Must Not Forget'
Washington and Oregon Pass Bills to Make Juneteenth a Legal State Holiday: 'We Must Not Forget' People 1 hr ago © Provided by People Juneteenth This month, Washington and Oregon both passed legislation to make Juneteenth — a day that commemorates the freeing of enslaved people in Texas in 1865 — official state holidays. According to the Associated Press, Washington officials passed a measure to make Juneteenth a paid state holiday with a bipartisan 47-1 vote on Friday. The measure will now head to Gov. Jay Inslee for his approval. "Today, we can take an actual step toward reconcilia...
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