{"id":305872,"date":"2026-06-13T00:11:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T00:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/305872\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T00:11:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T00:11:27","slug":"governor-extends-independence-day-holiday-for-state-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/305872\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor extends Independence Day holiday for state workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gov.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/flgov.com\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Ron DeSantis<\/a> is giving employees of the state of Florida two additional days off next month, as the nation celebrates America 250.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">State offices will be closed on Thursday, July 2, 2026, and Monday, July 6, 2026, he announced Friday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This will give Florida\u2019s 100,000 state employees more time to celebrate the nation\u2019s independence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cAmerica\u2019s 250th anniversary is a historic milestone and an opportunity to reflect on the courage, sacrifice, and enduring principles that established the United States as the freest and most prosperous nation in the world,\u201d DeSantis said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Florida has been leaning into the historic <a href=\"https:\/\/america250fl.com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer nofollow\">America 250<\/a> occasion, as DeSantis points out.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allegiant360.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external noreferrer nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-678805 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sunburn-Ad-728x90-1-e1718033295481.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cAs Florida leads the nation\u2019s semiquincentennial celebration, I am pleased to provide state employees additional time to celebrate our country\u2019s founding, participate in America 250 events, and spend time with family and friends honoring the blessings of liberty that generations of Americans have fought to preserve,\u201d DeSantis added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">DeSantis has said Florida was the \u201c14th colony\u201d at various points, and has framed the celebration as a way to remind Floridians of American history and the Sunshine State\u2019s unique role from the beginning of the Republic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As part of the celebration, DeSantis has made it a focus to procure statues of historic figures, which have been put on display throughout the state.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many of them, but not all of them, have been American Presidents.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He also has frequently cited the Founding Fathers in speeches, none more than\u00a0Benjamin Franklin and his memorable statement after the ratification of the Constitution that the then-fledgling country was a \u201cRepublic, if you can keep it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/archives\/785509-florida-taps-icf-for-comprehensive-management-services-bringing-proven-expertise-to-statewide-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-795634 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/florida-campaign-florida-politics-display-ad-728x90px.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"97\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gov.\u00a0Ron DeSantis is giving employees of the state of Florida two additional days off next month, as 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