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  2. Public holidays in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Several federal holidays are widely observed by private businesses with paid time off. These include New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Businesses often close or grant paid time off for New Year's Eve, Christmas Eve, and the Day after Thanksgiving, but none of these are federal holidays ...

  3. Holidays with paid time off in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The following holidays are observed by the majority of US businesses with paid time off: New Year's Day, New Year's Eve, [2] Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, the day after known as Black Friday, Christmas Eve and Christmas. There are also numerous holidays on the state and local level that are observed to varying degrees.

  4. Category:State holidays in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Public holidays in Maine. Malcolm X Day. Marmot Day. Public holidays in Maryland. Maryland Day. Public holidays in Massachusetts. Public holidays in Michigan. Public holidays in Minnesota. Public holidays in Mississippi.

  5. The True Cost of State Sales Tax Holidays

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    'Tis the sales-tax-holiday season, when states give the gift of tax-free shopping for clothing, computers and other back-to-school supplies. It seems like a good thing: Take a little pressure off ...

  6. Federal holidays in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Independence Day. Labor Day. Columbus Day. Veterans Day. Thanksgiving Day. Christmas Day. National holidays in the United States are 11 calendar dates designated by the U.S. federal government as official holidays. On these days non-essential national offices are closed although the employees receive pay. [1]

  7. 2008–2012 California budget crisis - Wikipedia

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    2008–2012 California budget crisis. Furlough at a California Department of Motor Vehicles office in 2009. The U.S. state of California had a budget crisis in which it faced a shortfall of at least $ 11.2 billion, [1] projected to top $40 billion over the 2009–2010 fiscal years. [2]

  8. 2010 California elections - Wikipedia

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    The California state elections, November 2010 were held on November 2, 2010. [2] On a year marked by a strong Republican wave nationwide, the State of California elected Democrats to the state's top offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, State Controller, State Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Education, Insurance Commissioner and United ...

  9. Columbus Day - Wikipedia

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    October 12 (United States) Frequency. Annual. Columbus Day is a national holiday in many countries of the Americas and elsewhere, and a federal holiday in the United States, which officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus 's arrival in the Americas. Columbus went ashore at Guanahaní, an island in the Bahamas, on October 12 ...