Gov. Lombardo Rejects Idea for Committee to Promote Juneteenth

News Facts NetworkNevada Activists Disappointed After Governor Vetoes Juneteenth Commission Bill

Juneteenth advocates in Nevada are voicing frustration after Gov. Joe Lombardo vetoed a bill that would have established a state commission to support and promote the holiday. Assembly Bill 328, backed by local leaders and cultural organizers, aimed to create a Juneteenth Educational and Economic Commission under the Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs. Deborah…

Gov. Lombardo rejects idea for committee to promote Juneteenth

The history of Juneteenth in Nevada goes back more than a decade, but the celebration is back in the news in part because of a gubernatorial veto of a commission to educate the public about the holiday.Juneteenth recognizes the day in 1865 when a Union Army general informed slaves in Galveston, Texas, that they were free. It's been celebrated ever since.In Nevada, the 2011 Legislature passed Assembly Bill 174, which required the governor to annu…

Juneteenth bill veto disappoints organizers, puzzles lawmakers • Nevada Current

The Juneteenth waves outside North Las Vegas City Hall. (Courtesy of City of North Las Vegas)Growing up in Chicago Deborah Evans – founder of Juneteenth Nevada – didn’t know about the holiday despite living about 10 blocks from one of the largest annual parades in the city.  “I never happened to be on that street at the time that they had the parade,” said Evans, who moved to Las Vegas two decades ago.  After learning about Juneteenth Day as a h…

Nevada governor vetoes bill that would have declared IVF a ‘right’

Liberal GOP Governor Joe Lombardo vetoed a bill that would have denied the personhood of unborn children before implantation and declared embryo-destroying IVF a ‘right.’