ST. AUL, Minn. – Juneteenth will become a state holiday in Minnesota. Governor Tim Walz Tim Walz signed the bill that the state Senate and House had approved overwhelmingly. Minnesota thus is 26th state to create June 19 as a holiday to mark the anniversary of slavery ending officially in the United States.
Freedom Day ceremony. The event was crowded as Walz signed the Juneteenth bill into law. Notable by his absence was state Representative Steve Jacob of Elba, who was the lone negative vote on the bill in the House.