A few more things that I am surprised people haven't brought up more so far:
- We've talked about Detroit and Cleveland and their time zones. From what I've heard (via my Michigander BIL) - Detroit was kept in the eastern time zone so that Car Companies couldn't announce earnings after the markets closed in NYC. I'm sure how relevant this still is today. There was also talk a few years ago of the New England states - CT, MA, RI, NH, VT, ME - wanting to switch to the Atlantic time zone (1 hour ahead of NY). I imagine if this DST law passes, there will be more traction to those.
- I realize that most people probably still have standard 9 to 5's but post-pandemic a lot of that is slowly changing. More people are working from home, and have flexible hours - I am wondering if this might change more if the DST law passes. If more people shift to flex hours coupled with a DST change, it could potentially shift how we think about minyan. Maybe the 6:45 am shacharis of the past becomes the 8am shacharis of the future?
- I think that the whole school argument is BS. Aside from the western fringes of each time zone, most kids don't have long commutes to school, and school doesn't start ridiculously early. If your district starts at 9am, it shouldn't be an issue.