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America already tried - and failed - at permanent daylight saving time. Could it work now?

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The twice-yearly changing of the clocks in the United States could be a thing of the past if legislation currently in Congress that calls for permanent daylight time makes it through. America has tried it before, most recently in the 1970s, and it didn't last.

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  1. News West 9

    House to vote on permanent daylight saving time. Here's what could happen next (opens News West 9)

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    The change would rid Americans across most states of the pesky biannual time change every spring and fall, keeping later sunsets year-round.

  2. Daily Journal

    America already tried permanent daylight saving time. It lasted less than a year. Could it work now? (opens Daily Journal)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — It’s an idea whose time, as it were, may have come — again. The twice-yearly changing of the clocks in the United States could be a thing of the past if legislation currently in Congress that calls for permanent daylight time makes it through.

  3. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    America already tried permanent daylight saving time. Could it work now? (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    Las Vegas Review-Journal's feed description

    The twice-yearly changing of the clocks in the United States could be a thing of the past if legislation currently in Congress that calls for permanent daylight time makes it through.

  4. WFLA

    America already tried - and failed - at permanent daylight saving time. Could it work now? (opens WFLA)

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    WFLA's feed description

    The twice-yearly changing of the clocks in the United States could be a thing of the past if legislation currently in Congress that calls for permanent daylight time makes it through. America has tried it before, most recently in the 1970s, and it didn't last.

  5. InForum

    America’s clock could get a permanent setting (opens InForum)

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    The Sunshine Protection Act would make daylight saving time permanent nationwide if approved by the Senate and signed into law.

  6. 6ABC Philadelphia

    House of Representatives passes bill that makes the shift to daylight saving time permanent (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)

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    6ABC Philadelphia's feed description

    America already tried permanent daylight saving time, and it lasted less than a year. Could it work now?

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