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As the country prepares to “fall back” to standard time on Sunday, Nov. 3, the Coalition for Permanent Standard Time is advocating for the abolition of daylight saving time in favor of permanent, year-round standard time, which would improve public health, safety, and overall well-being. The founding organizational members of the coalition are the American …

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Become a Standard Time Champion! A summary of an online workshop on the benefits of permanent standard time held on September 11, 2024, can help you get started. As participants learned, advocacy can be both meaningful and fun.

Register now for the Standard Time Champion Bootcamp on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at 4 p.m. EDT. This online event will equip attendees to advocate effectively for ending the clock change and adopting permanent standard time. This event is open to all coalition members.

The Coalition for Permanent Standard Time along with guest speakers hosted a webinar that highlighted the complexities of time changes in the transportation sector. This discussion shed light on the impact of daylight saving time (DST) on transportation schedules. Valuable insights were shared into the often-overlooked realm of time management in transportation.

DARIEN, IL – Medical malpractice incidents are more severe during the months of the year when daylight saving time is observed in the U.S., according to a new study that examined three decades of malpractice claims. Results show that both medical malpractice incident severity and payment decisions were higher during the months of daylight saving …

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Coalition members travelled to Washington D.C on November 15th to advocate for national permanent standard time legislation in Congress. The day began at the Rayburn House Office Building as the Coaltion hosted a congressional briefing where experts presented medical and scientific evidence on the detrimental consequences of the biannual time change and need for permanent …

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The Coalition for Permanent Standard Time will visit Capitol Hill on Wednesday, November 15, 2023, advocating for the implementation of permanent standard time. The day will commence with a briefing at the Rayburn House Office Building at 8:00am, with Congressional office staff in attendance.