Every spring, people across the country set their clocks one hour ahead for daylight saving time. And then come fall, we set them back again. It's a habit at this point, but not everyone is on board with it.
Although daylight saving time is customary throughout the U.S., the concept actually originated in Germany. In 1916, German troops turned their clocks forward in the spring as a way to ration fuel during World War I. The idea caught on elsewhere, and two years later it was implemented as a wartime measure in the U.S. Since then, resetting clocks in the spring and fall has become standard in all but two states, with Hawaii and Arizona being the only legislatures who chose not to adopt the practice when it was nationally implemented in 1949.
Despite its prevalence, daylight saving time is a controversial subject, with many detractors arguing that the biannual resetting of the clock is harmful to the health and wellbeing of Americans. Pending federal approval, states technically have the power to ditch the century-old custom, and some are actively trying to enact laws to either stay permanently on daylight saving time or stay on standard time. Although they’ve yet to succeed, the following states are working toward ridding themselves of the biannual time switch.
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