LINCOLN- After years of attempts, the Nebraska Legislature appears poised to pass a bill that would be the first step towards ending the usual twice-a-year changing of the clock. LB143, introduced by Sen. Tom Briese, would allow Nebraska to stay in daylight saving time if Congress and a third neighboring state join Nebraska in passing such a law.

"It seems everyone in the state hates changing their clocks twice a year," said Briese during a Government, Military, and Veterans Affairs Committee hearing, "This practice, the changing of our clocks, is actually hurting and killing people." According to several researchers, daylight saving time has actually been the cause of a number of car crashes, heart attacks, work place injuries, and medical dosage mistakes.

A general disdain toward time changes from workers and parents with young kids may also be the catalyst for change, according to Briese. Sen. Briese went on to cite a JP Morgan study that found that people put nearly 2% more purchases on their credit cards in cities that had an additional hour of daylight during the winter.

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