LANSING, MI (AP)-- A state legislator aims to eliminate daylight saving time in Michigan, the standard that calls for clocks to be moved forward an hour in spring and back an hour in fall.
Ann Arbor Democratic Representative Jeff Irwin introduced legislation Wednesday that would direct the state to follow the standard time of the zone in which it is located.
Irwin cites "well-documented" accidents and heart attacks in the days after the spring shift. He also says daylight saving time is supposed to save energy, but evidence from Indiana's 2006 changeover found an increase in electricity usage.
