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Kentucky lawmakers announce new push to make Juneteenth a statewide holiday
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - In May, Governor Andy Beshear declared Juneteenth a state executive branch holiday. Juneteenth commemorates the day the last slaves were freed in the United States. Legislation has been proposed in the past three session to make it …