State employees packed Jefferson City's Truman Building for the February 27, 2023 state employee pay bill-signing ceremony (file photo courtesy of Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe's Twitter page)

Lincoln’s birthday is a Missouri state and county holiday

Brian Hauswirth February 12, 2024 KWOS, Mid-Missouri News, post to twitter

State employees packed Jefferson City’s Truman Building for the February 27, 2023 state employee pay bill-signing ceremony (file photo courtesy of Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe’s Twitter page)

Most of Jefferson City’s approximately 14,000 state employees have today off, to celebrate President Abraham Lincoln’s birthday.

Lincoln’s birthday is one of Missouri’s 13 official state holidays. The nation’s 16^th president was from neighboring Illinois, issuing the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 that declared forever free those slaves within the Confederacy.

Most Missouri state and county offices are closed today, except emergency services like the Missouri State Highway Patrol, state prisons and county sheriff departments. County courthouses are also closed today, so there will be no court or trials today.

Lincoln’s birthday is not a federal holiday. Next Monday is Washington’s birthday, which is Presidents’ Day. That is a federal, Missouri and county holiday.

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Lincoln’s birthday is a Missouri state and county holiday

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