City Council members Rick Jennings and Caity Maple introduced a proposal to change that. Their measure called for Juneteenth — June 19, commemorating the end of slave ...

Juneteenth is an official Alabama state holiday as of Thursday. Gov. Kay Ivey signed House Bill 165, marking the annual ...

Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill making Juneteenth a permanent state holiday, closing state offices annually on June 19 to ...

Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday signed HB165 into law, declaring Juneteenth a state holiday. “Since President Trump observed ...