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News Articles: Daylight Saving Time

This illustration photo shows a clock in the background of a smartphone showing the time after daylight saving time was implemented in Los Angeles, Calif., on March 15, 2022.

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  • Politics

Trump urges Congress to make daylight saving time permanent

President Trump said Congress should "push hard for more Daylight at the end of a day" in a post on Truth Social.

April 12, 2025
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By:
  • Chandelis Duster
The <em>Zeitfeld</em> (<em>Time Field</em>) clock installation by Klaus Rinke is seen at a park in Düsseldorf, Germany, in 2019.

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  • National

What to know about the political debate around daylight saving time

At least 29 states have considered legislation related to daylight saving time, including making it permanent year-round. But those laws won't take effect until Congress makes it legal.

March 08, 2024
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By:
  • Emily Olson and
  • Diba Mohtasham
This picture taken in March 2018 shows a technician working on the clock of the Lukaskirche Church in Dresden, eastern Germany. This weekend, Americans will wind back this clocks as daylight saving time ends.

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  • National

Six things to know about the political debate around daylight saving time

Nineteen states have passed legislation to make daylight saving time permanent. But those laws won't take effect until Congress makes it legal. And the medical community sees one major problem.

November 03, 2023
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By:
  • Emily Olson
Even a one-hour change in the clock can disrupt the body's circadian rhythms, especially when the clock "springs forward."

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  • Health

Changing our clocks is a health hazard. Just ask a sleep doctor

A bipartisan group of senators wants to make daylight saving time permanent. But sleep experts say standard time is better, because it saves morning light and is more in sync with our natural rhythms.

March 11, 2023
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By:
  • Allison Aubrey
Mark Brown repairs a clock at Brown's Old Time Clock Shop in Plantation, Florida in 2007.

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  • National

These are the states enacting legislation to help make daylight saving time permanent

A bill that would keep daylight saving time permanent for the entire nation is now stalled in Congress.

November 06, 2022
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  • Giulia Heyward
Every state except Hawaii and Arizona currently observes daylight saving time. But each year, more states say it's time to stop futzing with the clock and embrace daylight saving time year-round.

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  • National

Daylight saving time ends Sunday. Here are 4 things you should know

More than a third of U.S. states now support the idea of making daylight saving time permanent. It's already in effect for about eight months of the year.

November 05, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Chappell and
  • Giulia Heyward
A white tail deer fawn stands in the road, Sept. 10, 2021, in Freeport, Maine.

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  • National

The end of daylight saving time means an uptick in vehicles crashing into deer

In a new study, researchers found that deer-vehicle collisions peaked in October and November, partly due to both daylight saving time and deer mating season.

November 04, 2022
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  • Ayana Archie
The U.S. Senate advanced a bill on March 15 that would bring an end to the twice-yearly changing of clocks in favor of a "new, permanent standard time" that would mean brighter winter evenings.

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  • Politics

The U.S. tried permanent daylight saving time in the 1970s — then quickly rejected it

The Senate this week voted with unanimous consent to adopt permanent daylight saving time hours to eliminate the need to change clocks twice a year.

March 19, 2022
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  • Susan Davis
A clock technician adjusts the hands on a large outdoor clock under construction at Electric Time Company in Medfield, Mass, last year, just days before daylight saving time was set to end.

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  • National

The Senate approves a bill to make daylight saving time permanent

For those wishing for an end to annual clock shifting, this push in Congress is perhaps better late than never. It would still require House approval and President Biden's signature to become law.

March 16, 2022
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  • Joe Hernandez
Clock

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It's time to 'spring forward' this weekend in most of the U.S.

Even though winter doesn't slip away until next weekend, time has its marching orders. And in the United States, it's time to "spring" forward. Daylight saving time announces its entrance at 2 a.m. local time Sunday for most of the country.

March 11, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Clock

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  • Politics

Georgia's new daylight saving time law won't stop switch to standard time

Legislation the General Assembly passed last March adopting year-round daylight saving time won’t take effect unless and until Congress makes the change at the national level.

November 05, 2021
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By:
  • Dave Williams
Wrist watch

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  • Politics

Georgia Lawmakers Choose Permanent Daylight Saving Time

The General Assembly decided Wednesday to leave the standard versus daylight saving time debate up to Congress. On the final day of this year’s legislative session, the state Senate voted 45-6 to put Georgia on daylight saving time permanently. 

March 31, 2021
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  • Dave Williams
Clock

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  • Politics

Standard vs. Daylight Savings Time Still Unsettled In Georgia Assembly

A debate in the Georgia House and Senate over whether Georgia should observe standard or daylight saving time all year continues to rage entering the last day of this year’s legislative session.

March 30, 2021
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By:
  • Dave Williams
Daylight saving time takes effect on Sunday. Some senators are pushing to make daylight saving time permanent.

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  • Politics

Some Senators Want Permanent Daylight Saving Time

Sen. Marco Rubio is among a group of lawmakers pushing to make daylight saving time permanent. Some states have passed similar measures, but they need federal approval for them to take effect.

March 14, 2021
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By:
  • Catherine Whelan
Woman napping

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  • Politics

State Lawmakers Push Bills To Unwind 'Spring Forward, Fall Back' Ritual

People across Georgia will likely feel groggy and mixed up after setting their clocks back an hour for daylight saving time on Sunday, but the biannual time change is more than just an annoyance for some, says Woodstock Republican state Rep. Wes Cantrell.

March 13, 2021
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By:
  • Ross Williams
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