{"id":67250,"date":"2026-05-26T16:36:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T20:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=67250"},"modified":"2026-05-26T16:36:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T20:36:48","slug":"did-you-know-309","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/05\/26\/did-you-know-309\/","title":{"rendered":"Did you Know?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Paul Waldmiller<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"565454\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #565454;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"440\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/May-26-2026-Did-You-Know-PHOTO.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67251 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/May-26-2026-Did-You-Know-PHOTO.webp 512w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/May-26-2026-Did-You-Know-PHOTO-300x258.webp 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Did you know that Senator Rick Scott and Representative Vern Buchanan&nbsp;have advanced the Sunshine Protection Act?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both Senator Scott and Congressman Buchanan recently introduced legislation to make Daylight Savings Time (DST) permanent nationwide. This bill recently passed the House Energy and Commerce Committee with a 48-1 vote&nbsp;as part of the Motor Vehicle Modernization Act.&nbsp;While President Trump&nbsp;and public polls show strong support for ending the twice-yearly clock change, the bill faces significant opposition from Senator Tom Cotton&nbsp;and health experts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many Floridians and Americans on social media including on X (formerly known as Twitter) argue that permanent Daylight Savings Time would result in darker mornings, particularly in northern states, potentially disrupting children\u2019s school schedules and penalizing morning-shift workers who rely on sunlight.&nbsp;Additionally, medical organizations like the American Academy of Sleep Medicine&nbsp;contend that permanent DST could negatively impact public health by disrupting circadian rhythms, whereas they advocate for making Standard Time, permanent instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is noteworthy that Representative Buchanan is retiring at the end of his current term in office, and according to Quiver Quantitative, with a net worth of $261.8 million, and Senator Scott, has been involved in a string of controversial political snafus including the violation of the STOCK Act, in 2022 where Scott failed to timely report stock sales worth up to $450,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Paul Waldmiller Did you know that Senator Rick Scott and Representative Vern Buchanan&nbsp;have advanced the Sunshine Protection Act? 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