Rather Than Changing Time Zone, Lawmakers Should Consider Later Start Times

Over the weekend, Colorado lost an hour and sprung forward into daylight savings time. Colorado currently has two time-change bills up for consideration. One bill calls for the state to adopt year-round daylight saving time. The other bill wants year-round standard time.

KGNU’s Alexis Kenyon spoke to Dr. Karin Johnson, a sleep medicine specialist and associate professor of neurology at UMass Chan Medical School Bay-State. She says before we decide, lawmakers should consider why we have time zones in the first place.

Rather Than Changing Time Zone, Lawmakers Should Consider Later Start Times Alexis Kenyon

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Alexis Kenyon

Alexis Kenyon is an experienced radio reporter with more than 15 years of experience creating compelling, sound-rich radio stories for news outlets across the country. Kenyon has master's degrees from the University of California, Berkeley, Graduate School of Journalism in radio broadcast and photojournalism. She has worked in KGNU's news department since 2021 as a reporter, editor, and daily news producer. In all her work, she strives to produce thought-provoking, trustworthy journalism that makes other people's stories feel personal. In addition to audio production, Kenyon runs KGNU's news internship program and oversees the department's digital engagement.