{"id":12195,"date":"2021-06-17T12:06:48","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T16:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=12195"},"modified":"2021-06-17T12:06:59","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T16:06:59","slug":"polk-county-representatives-vote-for-juneteenth-as-a-12th-federal-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2021\/06\/17\/polk-county-representatives-vote-for-juneteenth-as-a-12th-federal-holiday\/","title":{"rendered":"Polk County representatives vote for Juneteenth as a 12th federal holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/juneteenth.jpg?resize=309%2C122&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12196\" width=\"309\" height=\"122\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All three U.S. House members representing Polk County voted in favor of a bill to establish Juneteenth as a federal holiday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bill passed 415-14 on Wednesday in the House of Representatives, and all those opposing it were Republicans. Rep. Scott Franklin, R-Lakeland, Rep. Darren Soto, D-Kissimmee, and Rep. Greg Steube, R-Sarasota, all voted for its passage. The measure had previously passed in the Senate on a voice vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Polk_US_House_Reps.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12197\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Juneteenth, first celebrated in Texas, recognizes June 19, 1865, the day when a Union general&nbsp;proclaimed the end of slavery in the state, three years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All three U.S. House members representing Polk County voted in favor of a bill to establish Juneteenth as a federal holiday. 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