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DESCRIPTION:Juneteenth is recognized it as a paid holiday in the majority of 
 states?\n\nJuneteenth marks the agreed upon date to recognize preserving 
 the Union and ending of slavery. \n\nJuneteenth legislation passed Congress 
 in 2021 and signed into law as a Title 5 federal holiday.\n\nJuneteenth is 
 not a paid holiday in 22 states, including the State of California. 
 \n\n(Folsom, CA) -  From sea to shining sea more Americans are discovering 
 our unique celebration of freedom since the close of the US Civil War in 
 1865.  Juneteenth in growing in all 50 states and 6 territories recognizing 
 that "Freedom is never free..."  \n\nEducation and advocacy continues to 
 mark the occasion of June 19, the day in 1865 when Union Soldiers, 
 including thousands of United States Colored Troops began a 7 week Military 
 Campaign throughout Americas vast Southwest frontier.  Headquartered on 
 Port Galveston Island, Texas, General Gordon Granger, Union Commander of 
 the Department of Texas, led the troops sealing  the border with Mexico, 
 going plantation to plantation freeing enslaved people and confiscating 
 vast quantities of cotton to offset war costs. \n\nFor generations, newly 
 freed enslaved people Pan African Ancestry have rejoiced and celebrated the 
 beginning to the official end to one of darkest chapters of American 
 History with joy, in the form of parades, street festivals, musical 
 performances or cookouts.  \n\nToday, Juneteenth is an official fixed Title 
 5 Federal Holiday. \n\nCalifornia, the 5th largest economy on earth, is 
 currently one of a handful of states that do not  recognize Juneteenth as a 
 official paid holiday for State employees, despite its designation as a 
 Federal Holiday.\n\nLunch and Learn - California Juneteenth \nGold Rush 
 Grille 10th and O Street\n11:30 am, Thursday, April 3, 2025\nDowntown 
 Sacramento  \n\nJuneteenth — marks the enforcement of the Emancipation 
 Proclamation throughout Texas.  \n\nCelebrated throughout the United State 
 and far beyond.   Juneteenth  — is designated a permanent fixed state 
 holiday in most states, according to a 2023 Pew Research analysis. \n\n22 
 states do not have an official paid holiday for our newest Federal Holiday. 
  They include Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Hawaii, 
 Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, North 
 Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, 
 West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming, according to Pew Research analysis.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2025/04/01/18875126.php
SUMMARY:2025 California Juneteenth is not a paid holiday aligned with our Title 5 Federal Holiday
LOCATION:Gold Rush Grille \n11th and Ost \nDowntown Sacramento
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2025/04/01/18875126.php
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