As the date for clocks to go forward approaches, the debate over keeping daylight saving time has continued at the state level.

Congress has been asked repeatedly since 2018 to stop the twice-annual practice of changing between daylight saving and standard time.

Most of America “springs forward” Sunday for daylight saving time and losing that hour of sleep can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day. It also could harm your health. Darker mornings and more evening light together knock your body clock out of whack — which means daylight saving time can usher in sleep trouble

In a few days, millions of Americans will turn their clocks forward, marking the start of Daylight Saving Time in 2025. The controversial practice of "springing forward" and "falling back" has been observed in most states, including Ohio, for decades.

Most people in the U.S. will soon face the first the twice-annual hourly disruptions as daylight saving time will sweep into effect in under a week. The practice of springing the clocks ahead an hour started in 1918 as a World War I era measure but was repudiated in 1919 after farmers,

Why do we spring forward and fall back with our clocks each year? Daylight Saving Time was a way to save fuel and make the most of sunlight during World War I, but it has stuck around.

Daylight saving time became a national standard in 1966 when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Uniform Time Act, which was established as a way to continue to conserve energy. The thinking was if it's light out longer, that's less time you'll need to use the lights in your house.