daylight savings time began in indiana in 2005.
daylight savings time began in indiana in 2005.
when did daylight savings time begin in indiana?
2005
one of the most controversial measures daniels successfully pushed through was the state adoption of daylight saving time, which daniels argued would save the state money on energy costs. most of the state is in the eastern time zone, except for counties in the northwest and southwest corners that are in the central time zone. the eastern time counties, being in the extreme western side of that time zone, did not observe daylight savings time, although the counties in southeastern indiana near cincinnati, ohio, did observe it unofficially due to being in that city's metropolitan area. the central time counties officially observed daylight saving time. interests for both time zones had prevented the official adoption of daylight saving since the 1960s, leading to decades of debate. daniels pressed for the entire state to switch to central time, but the general assembly could not come to terms. ultimately after a long debate, it adopted eastern daylight saving time in april 2005, the measure passing by one vote, putting all but northwestern and southwestern indiana on the same time for the first time.
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as explained by richard meade in the english journal of the (american) national council of teachers of english, the form "daylight savings time" (with an "s") was already in 1978 much more common than the older form "daylight saving time" in american english ("the change has been virtually accomplished"). nevertheless, even dictionaries such as merriam-webster's, american heritage, and oxford, which describe actual usage instead of prescribing outdated usage (and therefore also list the newer form), still list the older form first. this is because the older form is still very common in print and preferred by many editors. ("although "daylight saving time" is considered correct, "daylight savings time" (with an "s") is commonly used.") the first two words are sometimes hyphenated ("daylight-saving(s) time"). merriam-webster's also lists the forms daylight saving (without "time"), daylight savings (without "time"), and daylight time. the oxford dictionary of american usage and style explains the development and current situation as follows: "although the singular form "daylight saving time" is the original one, dating from the early 20th century—and is preferred by some usage critics—the plural form is now extremely common in ame. [...] the rise of "daylight savings time" appears to have resulted from the avoidance of a miscue: when "saving" is used, readers might puzzle momentarily over whether "saving" is a gerund (the saving of daylight) or a participle (the time for saving). [...] using "savings" as the adjective—as in "savings account" or "savings bond"—makes perfect sense. more than that, it ought to be accepted as the better form."
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