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Make daylight saving time permanent? The US economy says yes (copy)

A bill to make Daylight Saving Time permanent is back in the U.S. Senate, introduced by Senator Rick Scott from Florida, with bipartisan support.
The Sunshine Protection Act aims to eliminate the twice-yearly time change, which has previously passed the Senate but failed in the House.
Nineteen states, including Alabama, have passed legislation to end the time change, awaiting congressional approval.
Arkansas lawmaker Representative Rye advocates for consistency in timekeeping and is monitoring federal legislation on Daylight Saving Time.

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Daily Gate City

Make daylight saving time permanent? The US economy says yes (copy)

President-elect Donald Trump’s latest promise is to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, which would mean putting the U.S. on Standard Time year-round.

1 month ago

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KHBS

Arkansas lawmaker ponders legislation to end time change

We are now a month into Daylight Saving Time and there is talk among some in the Natural State about whether to keep it or drop it completely.

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Australian Financial Review

Why this country thinks it will have to bring back daylight saving

Authorities nearly brought back daylight saving late last year to conserve energy amid a historic drought that had threatened hydroelectric power generation.

1 month ago·Sydney, Australia

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Alabama Live

End time change? Permanent daylight saving time bill is back with support from Alabama Senators

A bill that would do away with the twice-yearly time change is back in the U.S. Senate, with backing from Alabama Republican Sens. Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt.

1 month ago·Alabama, United States

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Metro Voice News

Trump Backs New Senate Push to End Dreaded Time Changes Forever

A bipartisan group in the U.S. Senate, led by Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), has reintroduced legislation to make daylight saving time permanent year-round. The proposal is opposed by a coalition of sleep medicine organizations, which advocate “locking the clock” but in standard time. The legislation, called the Sunshine Protection Act, was unanimously passed in the ... The post Trump Backs New Senate Push to End Dreaded Time Changes Forever appeared…

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The Journal Record

Why Lankford, other senators want to end daylight saving time

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators, including Oklahoma's James Lankford, is reviving efforts to make daylight saving time permanent with the Sunshine Protection Act. The post Why Lankford, other senators want to end daylight saving time first appeared on The Journal Record.

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