Jan 20, 2025 · One vote defeated the bill, but nine days later, Gov. Bruce Babbitt issued an executive order to create a paid MLK holiday. The effort did not last long; in 1987, newly …

Jan 17, 2025 · One vote defeated the bill, but nine days later, Gov. Bruce Babbitt issued an executive order to create a paid MLK holiday. The effort did not last long; in 1987, newly …

Arizona’s history of honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a holiday has been marked by a series of significant events and legislative actions. Here’s a timeline of the key milestones:

Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Descriptive Date Range 1980s (1980-1989) 1990s (1990-1999) Description Governor Bruce Babbitt declared Martin Luther King Jr. Day an Arizona holiday in …

Jan 17, 2025 · In 1983, President Reagan signed legislation creating MLK Day as a federal holiday, to be observed every third Monday of January. Flashback: After the Arizona House …

Jan 15, 2024 · According to the Arizona State Library, Governor Bruce Babbitt declared Martin Luther King Jr. Day an Arizona holiday in March 1986. This came after the State Legislature …

In 1983, President Reagan signed legislation creating MLK Day as a federal holiday, to be observed every third Monday of January. Flashback: After the Arizona House rejected a King …

Martin Luther King Jr. Day ... In 1986, Arizona Governor Bruce Babbitt, a Democrat, created a paid state MLK holiday in Arizona by executive order just before he left office, but in 1987, his …

Bruce E. Babbitt Executive Orders, 1978-1987; Related Executive Order Number. Executive Order 87-3: Rescission of Executive Order 86-5 ; Event. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

He worked to rewrite Arizona groundwater law; helped craft the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, Arizona’s alternative to Medicaid; and by proclamation, established the …