This year will be the first year Juneteenth is recognized as a holiday in Kentucky. Gov. Andy Beshear signed an executive order on Thursday to recognize Juneteenth as a statewide holiday ...

Andy Beshear signed two executive ... that were signed during Beshear’s weekly Team Kentucky update makes Juneteenth an executive branch holiday and protects natural hairstyles with an effort ...

The federal holiday is only officially recognized in 29 states and Washington, D.C. Driving the news: Last month, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear designated Juneteenth as a holiday for state ...