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Americans Will Get Federal Holiday Between Thanksgiving, Christmas Under New Proposal
With a brand-new federal holiday proposal, Americans could soon have an additional day off between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
The day, December 1, would be in honor of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks has been proposed by Representative Terri Sewell of Alabama.
Called "the mother of the civil rights movement," Parks invigorated the struggle for racial equality when she refused to give up her bus seat to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama, on Dec. 1, 1955.
Sewell, Alabama's first Black congresswoman, introduced the bill on Tuesday, Feb. 4, which would have been Rosa Parks' 112th birthday.&n…
York City Council Fails to Override Mayor’s Veto of Trust Act: President Responds
York City Council failed to override Mayor Michael R. Helfrich’s veto of the Trust Act during its meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, leaving the city’s proposed immigrant and refugee protections in limbo.
The Trust Act, officially titled Ordinance No. 47, aimed to establish policies under Article 156 “Welcoming and Access to Immigrants and Refugees.” Approved by a narrow 3-2 vote during the Dec. 17, 2024, City Council meeting, the ordinance sought to promote unity, diversity, and inclusion while ensuring fair treatment for all residents, regardless of immigration or refugee status. However, M…
