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Walz to sign bill establishing Juneteenth as a state holiday

Feb 03, 2023 10:44AM ● By Content Editor
Photo: Gov. Tim Walz speaks during a press conference before signing a tax conformity bill into law on Jan. 12, 2023. (FILE/KSTP-TV)

By KSTP 5 News Staff - KSTP 5 News - February 3, 2023


Gov. Tim Walz is scheduled to sign a bill Friday morning that would establish Juneteenth as an official state holiday.

The holiday is celebrated every year on June 19, and commemorates the day in 1865 when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas and read a statement proclaiming the slaves were free — nearly two years after Congress had abolished slavery.


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