Massachusetts residents wouldn’t have to reset their clocks during the darkest months of the year under an idea being studied on Beacon Hill.
On Wednesday, an 11-member commission will begin weighing the economic and health impacts of the state remaining on Eastern Daylight Time year-round.
Massachusetts stays on Eastern Daylight Time much of the year, but shifts to Eastern Standard Time on the first Sunday in November by setting clocks back an hour.
The state returns to Eastern Daylight Time on the second Sunday of March, when clocks jump ahead an hour.
Critics say the shift makes the days seem even shorter, with the sun setting before 5 p.m. during much of November, December and January.
Supporters say ending the shift will create darker mornings when students are heading to school.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
I live in Massachusetts. This action must give our state legislature something to do besides practicing nepotism, and cronyism.
SO IS TEXAS
Quite true Main Street. This gives the Morons In Charge a chance
to look as if they are doing something constructive. I live in the Peoples
Republic of New Jersey where our elected morons have the exact, same
traits.
It is not polite to call these politicians morons.Even though they do the dumbest moronic things totally unknown to man we shouldn’t call the morons morons.Jack Ass,Dumb whatever,But to call them morons is to almost call them genius in their own minds.
Arizona has no daylight savings time. Clocks never change.
Going there soon. No more having to figure out what time I can call my kids.
Question: Why set the clocks permanently at DST? Why not use standard time? Keeping DST could also be confusing. That would put Massachusetts on the same time as the Midwest–one hour later that surrounding states.
It would be great if our do nothing representatives actually did something to benefit the people.
I agree! It’s about time we have a state say NO to the constant time changing. Let us change naturally so it’s not such an adjustment!
Thank you Massachusetts!
I agree Shar, circadian cycles get disrupted by the time change.
Just leave the time alone and we’d all be happy.
Grew up/lived in MA for half my life with DST and half in HI without annual time changes. I’ll take HI.
Let us leave the Change of Time ALONE!!!!!!!! Everybody hates it. People go to work in the dark, and come home in the dark.Please, every state that has Time Change, let us change to the real time and stop messing up our lives. Please!
Let us leave the Change of Time alone!!!!!!!! Everybody hates it. People go to work in the dark, and go home in the dark. Please, every state that has Time Change let us change to the real time and stop messing with our lives. Please!