Opinion | Kafer: Standard or daylight saving time? Let Colorado voters decide
What began as a temporary energy-saving scheme during World Wars I and II became the dreaded biannual time switch when Congress passed the Uniform Time Act in 1966. The benefit of having more evening sunlight in summer and more morning light in the winter, however, came with a cost.
Since 1988, Colorado lawmakers have tried to end fall back/spring forward in favor of standard or daylight saving time. Under federal law, states can adopt permanent standard time–Hawaii, Arizona, and various U.S. territories have done so—but not yearlong daylight saving time. Eighteen states have adopted laws to do so if federal law changes. Congress appears ready. The U.S. Senate voted earlier in March to make daylight saving permanent.
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