Conner Yarbrough

Daylight savings time ended this past Sunday and, while many enjoyed the extra hour of sleep, others wonder why they had to set their clocks back at all. Bobcat Update's Conner Yarbrough has more...

Since President Lyndon Johnson signed the Uniform Time Act of 1966, most people have participated in the biannual ritual of re-setting their clocks twice a year - once in the spring and again in the fall.
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Supporters of the time change claim it allows people to make better use of daylight, especially farmers. But, as the U-S economy became more reliant on service and technology, daylight savings time seems less necessary.
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Many grow up with daylight savings time without knowing its purpose and don't think getting rid of it would change much of anything.
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[Stand-up] States like Arizona and Hawaii have already stopped switching their clocks, and many others have proposed legislation to do the same. For Bobcat Update, I'm Conner Yarbrough.