Juneteenth won’t be a state holiday — for now — after bill stalls in General Assembly
Telisa Franklin spoke at an April 30, 2021 press conference announcing the new home of the Juneteenth Celebration at Health Sciences Park. A Tennessee House committee stalled a bill upgrading Juneteenth from a day of special observance to an official state holiday. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)
The bill would have upgraded June 19 from a day of special observance to an official state holiday, giving state government workers the day off.
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Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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