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Daylight-saving time issue in Indiana race
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| Contributor | Gerald Farinas |
| Last Edited | Gerald Farinas Apr 03, 2004 04:48pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - Seattle Times |
| News Date | Saturday, April 3, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Daylight-saving time issue in Indiana race
The Seattle Times
The governor has given his position on the issue. So have the other two candidates seeking the state's highest office. While it isn't as pressing as other election-year topics, the perennial question of whether all of Indiana should observe daylight-saving time has the candidates trying to devise a solution for what has been a complex clock-setting situation in the state. For more than three decades, people in some parts of Indiana set their clocks ahead one hour during daylight-saving time, but most do not. Some say the existing system hurts the state's image and stunts commerce. It's not just whether all of Indiana should be on daylight time. Should it be on New York time or Chicago time? The candidates for governor have touched on the issue, with some waffling.
To eliminate a confusing time mix, Congress passed the Uniform Time Act mandating observance of daylight time. Proponents claim that the extra hour of evening sunshine helps to reduce energy consumption and crime. The act allowed states to opt out of daylight time. Hawaii, where day lengths do not vary opted out in 1967. Arizona tried daylight time for a year, but state Sen. Jack Brown said lawmakers were buried in constituent complaints. Others said it just wasn't natural. "There was one lady who said her chickens stopped laying eggs," Brown said. |
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