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March 9, 2025 by Giang Giang

Kansas Citians voice split opinions on daylight savings time

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Crystal Martinez
March 8, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Kansas Citians voice split opinions on daylight savings time

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It’s almost time for the time to spring forward during daylight savings time.

“Warmer weather, some greenery and flowers,” said Larry McMullen about what he’s looking forward to.

Springing forward means that we lose an hour of sleep and shift an hour of sunlight into the evening. It’s also around the time when efforts to either end or make daylight savings time permanent resurface.

President Trump indicated he may not push to end daylight savings time.

“It’s a 50/50 Issue and if something is a 50/50 issue its hard to get excited about it,” he said.

Americans have been changing the clocks twice a year for decades. Congress formally established daylight savings time with the Uniform Time Act of 1966. Bills at the state and federal level have been introduced but none have made it far.

“I assume people would like to have more light later but some people want to have more light earlier because they don’t want to take their kids to school in the dark,” continued Trump.

The practice is intended to maximize daylight during the summertime. However, people are split on the issue.

“I love the extra hour of sunshine,” said Kaye Murray.

“I just bought some fresh new flowers, they’re going to love it.”

“Not much, because I am retired,” said Chris McMullen.

“So it doesn’t matter what time of day I get up nothing changes for me.”

“Personally, I think we could just stick on one time and just go with it. I don’t see the benefit so much,” said Larry McMullen.

“I’m a school teacher for one thing and its just a big adjustment after coming back from that weekend to lose like that and its like that in the fall too when it changes,” said Dediee Smithson.

Under the Uniform Time Act, states can exempt themselves from observing daylight savings time. However, states do not have the authority to choose to be on permanent daylight savings time. Congress would have to change federal law for that to happen.

In the US, every state except Hawaii and Arizona observes daylight savings time, which runs from March 9 to November 2.

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