Massachusetts weighs doing away with winter time shift
By Associated Press January 11 at 12:16 AM BOSTON — Massachusetts residents wouldn’t have to reset their clocks during the darkest months of the year under an idea being studied on Beacon Hill. On Wednesday, an 11-member commission will begin weighing the economic and health impacts of the state remaining on Eastern Daylight Time year-round. Massachusetts stays on Eastern Daylight Time much of the year, but shifts to Eastern Standard Time on the first Sunday in November by setting clocks bac..>> view originalTrump Tells Congress to Repeal and Replace Health Care Law 'Very Quickly'
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