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State moves step closer to making Juneteenth a holiday

by Sydney Brown, WNPA News Service
| February 27, 2021 2:18 PM

June 19th took one step closer to being recognized as a state holiday after the Washington House of Representatives voted 89-8 in favor of House Bill 1016 on Thursday.

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