JUNEAU – On the last day of the legislative session, the Alaska Legislature passed Senate Bill 22, sponsored by Senator Elvi Gray-Jackson, D-Anchorage, officially recognizing Juneteenth, June 19, as an annually observed state holiday. This significant legislation commemorates the day in 1865 when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, announcing the end of the Civil […]
JUNEAU – Wednesday, the Alaska Senate passed Senate Bill 22, sponsored by Senator Elvi Gray-Jackson, D-Anchorage, establishing Juneteenth, June 19, as an annually observed state holiday. In 1865, Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, proclaiming the civil war had ended and that any enslaved people were now free. This day became known as Juneteenth, a […]
In a meandering Wall Street Journal interview filled with blatant and outlandish lies—such as the claim that he personally “made Juneteenth very famous”—President Donald Trump on Thursday called Covid-19 testing “overrated” and admitted that he is putting the health of some of his supporters at risk by moving ahead with a planned rally this weekend in Tulsa, […]