Clock Change Controversy: Proposed law takes aim at ending Daylight Saving Time for Missouri and Arkansas

With clocks falling back earlier today, we've returned from Daylight Saving Time to Standard Time.

While I certainly enjoyed that extra hour of sleep, it came at he cost of a much earlier sunset. The Ozarks won't see the sun set after 6 pm again until late February.

Since we changed back to Standard Time, sunrise will occur at roughly 7 am during the winter months, with the sun setting at 5 pm. If Daylight Saving Time were kept year-round, that extra hour of sunlight would be shifted to the end of the day, rather than the beginning.

Safe to say the biannual clock change remains controversial.

Many Americans want to end it, but doing so hasn't proven to be so simple. Under current federal law, states can choose permanent Standard Time on their own, but permanent Daylight Saving Time req