Trump, some Virginia legislators and even some scientists want to say ‘no’ to daylight saving time

ThisSundaymorningVirginianswillspringaheadasdaylightsavingtimebegins. PresidentRichardNixonfamouslysuspendedthechangebutreportsofinjuriestoschoolchildrenandtheWatergatescandalsenttheideatothedustbinfordecades.ButPresidentDonaldTrumpandVirginialegislatorshaveraisedtheissuerecently,andsomesciencemaybeontheirside. Nobodylikestoloseanhourofsleep,butwe’llalldosothisweekend.ThatisunlessPresidentDonaldTrump,orevensomeVirginialegislatorsgettheirway. “TheRepublicanPartywilluseitsbesteffortstoeliminateDaylightSavingTime”TrumpwroteonsocialmediabackinDecember.(Trumprecentlybackedofftheissue,though).AndinRichmond,DelegateJoeMcNamarasubmittedabillweekslaterthatwouldhavehadVirginiajoinArizonaandHawaiiinnotobservingtheclockchange. Thatbillwasnevergivenahearing,butin2018DelegateNickFreitas’ssimilarbilldid. “Thisisquitepossiblythemostimportantbillyou’regoingtoheartoday,”Freitassaid,perhaps