These states approved permanent daylight saving time: Why their clocks still change in November

(NEXSTAR) — Kids are back in school, NFL games are on TV, the leaves are changing: there’s no question that fall is upon us. That also means the end of daylight saving time is approaching.

The return to standard time is happening on the second-earliest day possible this year, November 2. As we have for several years, we’ll set our clocks back an hour that day (if they don’t do it automatically), much to the chagrin of numerous state and federal lawmakers.

That may be especially true for the subset of lawmakers who enacted legislation to put their states on daylight saving time year-round. Despite their best efforts, a major roadblock stands between them and their clocks going unchanged all year: Congress.

While states do have the ability to lock their clocks, current federal regulations