The semi-annual clock-change is popular (or should we say unpopular) top of conversation every \u201ctime\u201d it rolls around. And, while there\u2019s a bill in Congress right now to eliminate Daylight Savings Time, it\u2019s hasn\u2019t passed before. Could this time be charm? The bill, sponsored by state Rep. Michele Hoitenga, of Manton, pledges to eliminate the twice-yearly time change in Michigan. It was approved last week by the House Commerce and Tourism Committee. Hoitenga says, \u201cTime change is a nuisance. Workers and students across our state have been hurt by it for decades. Not only is the practice antiquated, it\u2019s also impractical and serves no real purpose.\u201d She thinks Michigan residents are ready to put an end to this practice. Hoitenga cited studies that show the time change is bad for student performance that workers across the state struggle to make it to work on time after the dreaded \u201cspring forward.\u201d The Northern Michigan lawmaker\u2019s bill calls for Michigan to remain in Daylight Saving Time all the time. The House Bill now moves to the House Ways and Means Committee for further consideration. Similar efforts have been pushed before, but maybe for some, here\u2019s to hoping it\u2019s successful this time around.
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The semi-annual clock-change is popular (or should we say unpopular) top of conversation every \u201ctime\u201d it rolls around. And, while there\u2019s a bill in Congress right now to eliminate Daylight Savings Time, it\u2019s hasn\u2019t passed before. Could this time be charm? The bill, sponsored by state Rep. Michele Hoitenga, of Manton, pledges to eliminate the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":24467,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1968,24],"tags":[3329,3331,2931,3327,3330,3328],"class_list":["post-24460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current","category-daily-news","tag-bill","tag-clocks","tag-congress","tag-daylights-savings","tag-dst","tag-time-change","et_post_format-et-post-format-video","et-has-post-format-content"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n