LAS CRUCES STATE SENATOR CLIFF PIRTLE’S DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME BILL IS STILL ALIVE AT THE LEGISLATURE. SB 239 IS NOW HEADED FOR A FLOOR VOTE IN THE SENATE AND THAT COULD TAKE PLACE THIS WEEK. THE MEASURE WOULD KEEP NEW MEXICO ON DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME INSTEAD OF SWITCHING TO STANDARD TIME IN THE FALL.
PIRTLE SAYS WE’RE ON DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME 8 MONTHS OF THE YEAR … AND ON STANDARD TIME ONLY 4 MONTHS. HE SAYS IT MAKES NO SENSE TO KEEP SWITCHING BACK AND FORTH SINCE THAT’S ESSENTIALLY TAKING A TOLL ON OUR HEALTH.
