While efforts to make Juneteenth a state holiday stalled ... be the first year Juneteenth is recognized as a holiday in Kentucky. Gov. Andy Beshear signed an executive order on Thursday to ...

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear designated Juneteenth as ... took the actions after efforts to make Juneteenth a statewide holiday and outlaw discrimination based on hairstyles failed in the state's ...

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has signed executive orders ... Beshear’s second order makes Juneteenth an official holiday in Kentucky. This aligns the state with around 28 others that have ...

(WKYT) - In May, Governor Andy Beshear ... holiday. Juneteenth commemorates the day the last slaves were freed in the United States. Legislation has been proposed in the past three session to make ...

“Right here in Lexington, Kentucky, it’s a city holiday ... make sense to me,” Rep. George Brown (D-Lexington) told FOX 56. This year, Gov. Andy Beshear signed an executive order making ...

Juneteenth is fast approaching on June 19, a date where Americans celebrate and reflect on the history, journey and culture ...

The federal holiday is only officially recognized in 29 states and Washington, D.C. Driving the news: Last month, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear designated Juneteenth as a holiday for state ...