the Navajo Nation (which crosses into New Mexico and Utah) does use DST. HI doesn’t observe it because they’re so close to the equator that sunrise and sunset doesn’t vary much year round.
The Uniform Time Act of 1966 is a federal law that allows states to exempt themselves, but not to observe DST year-round. AZ opted out in 1968. So, as current federal law stands, states can opt for standard time year round but not for DST year round.
Additionally, U.S. territories including American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands do not observe DST.
Personally, I’d be happy to no longer have to reset the clocks twice a year but I’d prefer DST over standard time year round.
It would be weird if NY, CT and NJ observed time differently since many peeps live in CT or NJ and work in NYC. Which, of course, begs the question: Could peeps leave late for work but arrive early if there was a time change across state lines? I guess this already happens to people who live close to borders of time zones?
I’m on a tangent now and babbling but I look forward to DST. I love it when it’s still light on the beach at 8pm. I am a night owl not a morning person.
