 Minnesota could do away with daylight savings time and instead adopt a standard time under a proposal approved by the Senate, State, and Government Committee today. The bill originally called for daylight savings time as the annual standard time, however the federal government prohibits using daylight saving time throughout the year. The bill is sponsored by Chair Mary Keith Meyer as a big lake. Keith Meyer says that studies of moving the time ahead one hour have demonstrated a rise in car crashes, days missed from work, and workplace injuries. Keith Meyer explained that Congress is considering making daylight saving time the actual standard time. If the change is made by Congress, Minnesota would adopt a new time. The bill was forwarded to local government committee. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.