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Missouri House moves to establish permanent Daylight Saving Time April 19, 2021 A postcard from 1918 promoting daylight saving time. // Courtesy of the Library of Congress On April 14, the Missouri House gave preliminary approval to a bill that would establish permanent daylight saving time in the state—under the condition that three of our eight border states do the same.  Many proponents of the change cited the inconvenience of changing clocks twice a year for seemingly arbitrary reasons. Those opposed primarily argued that students would be at higher risk under a permanent daylight savi...

The sun rises over rush-hour traffic on Interstate 64 in St. Louis County. Missourians could soon be freed from the dreaded and laborious practice of changing their clocks twice a year. That’s because the Missouri House that would permanently put the state at daylight saving time if three of eight bordering states follow suit. In the year the three bordering states follow suit, each state would switch clocks to daylight saving for the last time. Then the time formerly known as daylight saving time will become standard time. It’s a move that proponents say provides a boost for outdoor bus...