In 1784, Benjamin Franklin had an idea that would give America some extra time in the sun. And 47 states agreed with him and they agreed to set their clocks ahead one hour from April to October.
218 years later, Indiana is still on the fence on the idea of switching to daylight-saving time. Currently, 81 of Indiana's 92 counties do not observe the time change. Most of Indiana is in sync with New York part of the year and the other part is with Chicago.
On Sunday morning, daylight-saving time kicked in and with the exception of 11 counties, Indiana stayed put while the rest of the country (except for Arizona) moved their clocks.
This stubbornness to change makes Indiana look old and backward.
U.S. Rep. Julia Carson, D-Ind. is set to introduce legislation that would force Indiana to move to daylight-saving time. Carson's bill asks the federal government to force the Hoosier state to join the rest of the country.
Carson and other supporters of the movement say observing daylight time would save Indiana families $7 million a year on electric bills.
"It is past time. It is over time for Indiana to move ahead," Carson said during a Statehouse news conference.
For more than 30 years, other bills have been introduced to move Indiana to daylight-saving time and the attempts have failed at least 24 times.
"It's our observation that the vast majority of Indiana citizens like the time situation just the way it is," said Lew Middleton, a spokesman for Indiana Farm Bureau, in an Associated Press report.
Indiana's current state of time is confusing and makes doing business with the Hoosier state difficult. A change is long overdue, as Carson states, however the decision should remain that of the Indiana General Assembly and not that of the federal government.
It is time for change, but it is the job of Indiana's state legislators to stop wasting time and make the change for themselves.
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