The Idaho Legislature has sent to the governor’s desk a measure to put northern Idaho on daylight saving time year-round if Congress approves Washington’s intention to do so. The bill approved on Tuesday’s 68-1 House vote and a previous 33-0 Senate vote calls for the 10 northern Idaho counties in the Pacific Time Zone to align with its neighbors to the West – the proposal does not affect the rest of the Gem State. In 2019, both Washington and Oregon legislatures passed bills moving their states to daylight savings time year-round. Those moves still need approval from Congress. Idaho bill sponsor, Republican Senator Steve Vick of Dalton Gardens says syncing with Washington makes the most sense given the number of commuters in border towns like Lewiston and Clarkston, Moscow and Pullman, and Coeur d’Alene and Spokane. (Lewiston Morning Tribune)
