Reflections on daylight saving time: 20 years after lawmakers passed controversial law

Indiana has followed daylight saving time for two decades, but the path to get there wasn’t an easy one. (Niki Kelly/Indiana Capital Chronicle)

Two decades ago, after a prolonged and heavy lift through the 2005 legislative session, former Gov. Mitch Daniels signed a monumental piece of legislation into law: establishing daylight saving time in the Hoosier State.

The vote was so contentious that former House Speaker Brian Bosma left the voting machine open for hours, whipping up the votes needed to advance the priority bill for Daniels…

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