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St. Paul city employees will get extra paid time off each year after the City Council on Wednesday approved changes to union contracts that listed Juneteenth as the 11th city holiday.
The city officially joined a growing number of employers across the country who, in the wake of George Floyd s killing, started recognizing June 19 as a day to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States.
St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter last month established Juneteenth as a city holiday. Staff received paid time off and many city facilities closed to honor and celebrate the history, memory and culture of African American people, and the societal impact that has reverberated to all people in our community and beyond, Carter said in a proclamation at the time.
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Mayor Melvin Carter decided again to scrap the annual fireworks display.
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St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter speaks at a press conference on the rising gun violence in the city Sunday, May 2, 2021. (Scott Takushi / St. Paul Pioneer Press)
ST. PAUL If you want to see fireworks in St. Paul on the Fourth of July, you’re going to have to plan ahead and buy a ticket.
Mayor Melvin Carter decided again to scrap the annual fireworks display, stating he believes there are better uses for tax dollars.
“The mayor remains focused on balancing the many needs of our community, including neighborhood safety and housing insecurity, as he develops his 2022 city budget proposal and looks toward leveraging the enormous potential of American Rescue Plan funds,” Peter Leggett, the city’s communications director, wrote in an email to the St. Paul Pioneer Press on Friday, June 25.