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  • Colorado passes bill for Cabrini Day to replace Columbus Day

    03/11/2020 6:32:35 AM PDT · by Oldeconomybuyer · 37 replies
    UPI ^ | March 10, 2020 | By Sommer Brokaw
    Colorado lawmakers passed a bill Tuesday to replace Columbus Day with a new state holiday honoring Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini on the first Monday in October. Cabrini Day is believed to be the first paid state holiday to recognize a woman anywhere in the country, the Denver Post reported. It now needs the governor's signature to become law, and he is not expected to oppose it. Honoring Cabrini, an Italian American and patron saint of immigrants, was a compromise with Italian Americans, who take pride in the Italian explorer, lead bill sponsor Adrienne Benavidez said. Benavidez has been trying for...