Arizona’s convoluted history with MLK Day | News
1 day ago · Martin Luther King Jr. Day is recognized across the nation, both as a state and national holiday, on the civil rights activist’s birthday, Jan. 20. ... 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 elected Gov. Evan ...
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday - Arizona Memory Project
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 Day an Arizona holiday in March 18, 1986, but his proclamation was repealed by Governor Mecham in 1987 on the grounds Babbitt did not have the authority to declare such a holiday.
When did Martin Luther King Jr. Day become a holiday? - FOX …
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 failed, by one vote,...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Wikipedia
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 Republican successor Evan Mecham, citing an attorney general's opinion that …
History – AZMLK
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:
It took years of acrimonious fights to create an MLK holiday in
It took a long and contentious fight to make Martin Luther King Jr. Day a state holiday in Arizona. The big picture: The movement to carve out a day to honor King began shortly after his 1968 ...
Bruce Babbitt bio, photos, oral history | AZ Historymaker
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 Martin Luther King Jr. holiday for the state. In 1988, Bruce Babbitt gained a national reputation during a campaign for president of the United States.
Executive Order 86-5: Holiday Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.
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
Rev. Warren Stewart Sr. led 1992 Arizona effort to get MLK Jr. Day
2 days ago · Arizona Gov. Bruce Babbitt read his executive order declaring Martin Luther King Jr. Day a paid state holiday from the pulpit of Stewart's church on March 18, 1986.
BY THE TIME I GET TO ARIZONA: 30 Years of MLK Jr. Day - Substack
Jan 16, 2023 · In 1986, Democrat governor Bruce Babbitt briefly recognized Martin Luther King Jr. Day but the legality was challenged by the Attorney General. By January 1987, the newly-elected John Birch Society-backed Evan Mecham had rescinded the executive order. It was one of his first acts as Governor.