WASHINGTON -- A national consensus has emerged over the last 25 years that it’s time to stop changing the clock twice a year. Every spring and fall, Arizonans look on with relief and satisfaction, enjoying their exemption from that ritual.
A Gallup poll conducted in January found that more than half of U.S. adults favor an end to the biannual ritual. The Senate unanimously approved a bill in 2022 to end the practice. President Donald Trump agrees, and he promised in December to get that done.
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