Gov McKee Establishes Juneteenth As Official State Holiday & Revokes Ban On Cannabis Billboards
Though President Biden declared Juneteenth a federal holiday in 2021, at least 20 states have not made Juneteenth an official state holiday, according to the Congressional Research Service. After MLK Day was recognized by the federal government in 1983, it took 17 years before it became an official holiday in all 50 states.