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Yahoo
07-03-2025
- Politics
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Is this the last daylight savings? Here's when the time changes, what to know
Mark your calendars — we're springing forward on Sunday. Daylight saving time is this weekend, with Florida residents and other participating states turning their clocks forward an hour. According to "daylight saving time is the practice of setting the clocks one hour ahead of standard time to make use of more sunlight in the spring, summer, and fall evenings. Daylight Saving Time (DST) is used to save energy and make better use of daylight. It was first used in 1908 in Thunder Bay, Canada." Here's what we know from when DST starts and ends in 2015 to why it exists and if President Donald Trump is actually ending it. Daylight saving time begins on Sunday, March 9 at 2 a.m. local time. Daylight saving time ends on Sunday, Nov. 2. No, according to "Many Americans wrongly point to farmers as the driving force behind Daylight Saving Time. In fact, farmers were its strongest opponents and, as a group, stubbornly resisted the change from the beginning," Catherine Boeckmann wrote for "When the war ended, the farmers and working-class people who had held their tongues began speaking out. They demanded an end to Daylight Saving Time, claiming it benefited only office workers and the leisure class. The controversy spotlighted the growing gap between rural and urban dwellers." President Donald Trump did not set a date but declared through social media platform Truth Social that he would eliminate daylight saving time − which would also require approval from Congress: "The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, which has a small but strong constituency, but shouldn't! Daylight Saving Time is inconvenient, and very costly to our Nation." Polling suggests Americans favor Trump's idea of getting rid of daylight saving time. About 43% want year-round standard time, 32% want permanent daylight saving time and 25% want to stick with the status quo, an October 2021 Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll found. In 2018, while governor of Florida, Sen. Rick Scott signed legislation that would exempt Florida from the time change practice and allow the state to remain on daylight saving time year-round. The legislation requires federal approval, which has not happened. Also in 2018, Florida became the first state to enact legislation to permanently observe daylight saving time. The Florida Legislature approved HB 1013 on Daylight Saving Time. It was approved by the Florida House with a vote of 103 to 11 and by the Florida Senate with a vote of 33 to 2. The Sunshine Protection Act would permanently extend daylight saving time from eight months of the year to the full 12 months. The bill was first introduced in March 2018 by Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida and Rep. Vern Buchanan. The pair reintroduced the bill, along with other sponsors, in 2019, 2021 and 2023. It was unanimously passed by the U.S. Senate in 2022 but it was not passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. There is currently no news on when it will be readdressed and then signed into law. According to USA TODAY, the country tried year-round daylight saving time once before in 1974 under President Richard Nixon. Just a few months into the experiment, Congress voted to go back to standard time after complaints of children going to school in the dark on winter mornings. As of July 25, 2022, the U.S. Department of Transportation noted that only Hawaii and parts of Arizona do not participate in daylight saving time. The Navajo Nation is the lone exception in Arizona. The territories of American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands also do not participate. According to the website, states may exempt themselves from observing daylight saving time by state law in accordance with the Uniform Time Act, as amended. Contributing: Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Daylight saving time: Will President Trump actually get rid of it?
Yahoo
29-01-2025
- Politics
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Oklahoma lawmaker files bill to rename state's Department of Corrections
OKLAHOMA CITY (KNWA/KFTA) — An Oklahoma lawmaker has filed a bill that would rename the state's Department of Corrections. House Bill 1310 was filed on Jan. 15 by Rep. Justin Humphrey (R-Lane) and would rename the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (DOC) to the Oklahoma Department of Corruption. 'The Oklahoma Legislature has published all the bills for our upcoming 2025 session,' Humphrey said in a news release on Tuesday. 'It is not unusual that I would receive some negative comments, and several media stations have questioned why I file certain bills. One such bill that has been drawing numerous questions is changing the name of the Department of Corrections to the Department of Corruption. Many think this is a childish waste of time. I disagree.' The release said Humphrey blamed the legislation on Steven Harpe, the department's director, who he said is 'the worst he's seen at the job in his 35 years of working for or with corrections.' The lawmaker continued saying Harpe has zero experience but his salary has increased $90,000. Humphrey said he made an open records request for documents saying the raise was authorized but was told no records existed. Crews search for Army veteran after crash sends car into Arkansas River 'Based on the claim of no records, this seems like embezzlement,' Humphrey said. The release said Humphrey was told by the department if he wanted to see other records, he would have to see them in person and not be allowed to make copies. Humphrey also said he was told he would be required to sign a non-disclosure contract because of his release of nonpublic records. When Humphrey asked about what records he had released, department officials reportedly refused to tell him. Humphrey said HB1013 brings attention to one small example of what he calls 'the Oklahoma swamp.' The bill says any and all references made to the Department of Corrections would be amended to read the Department of Corruption If the bill is passed, it would go into effect on Nov. 1. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
