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 ...

Andy Beshear designated Juneteenth as a holiday ... and continue to make for our country.” Legislation to make Juneteenth a Kentucky holiday was introduced this year by state Sen.