time change

Sunday, March 12 is the annual time change for Wyoming and most of the United States. That means people will lose an hour of sleep as most of the country "springs ahead" for daylight saving time. That is the correct term, even though it's often called "daylight savings time" by many...

The safety of your family should be your number one concern and making sure your smoke detectors are up to date and in working order are all very important.

The measure was defeated 31-24 in a Committee of the Whole vote.

The bills were all passed by state lawmakers in the recently-concluded legislative session.

In 2019, a similar bill passed the state House but died on back-to-back tie votes in the Wyoming Senate.

The votes came as the 2020 legislative session wound down. It is scheduled to wrap up on Thursday.

At least 11 states have approved various resolutions to do away with the time changes, and others are pending in other states.

Rep. Dan Laursen said the time change hurts people, including the elderly and school children.

The bill came very close to being approved in 2019, winning approval by a 35-21 vote in the house and losing on a tied Senate vote.

House Bill 14 has been filed by Park County Republican Representative Dan Laursen.