The debate over daylight saving time in Virginia

Why it matters: Daylight saving time ends Sunday.

• We all get an extra hour of sleep (fall back!), but studies show the time change is hard on our bodies, with research linking time changes to seasonal depression, obesity, car wrecks and other maladies.

What they’re saying: Youngkin said one of his favorite things about Arizona was that “I don’t have to reset my watch,” a nod to the state’s status as the only in the continental U.S. not to observe daylight saving time.

• However, it’s unclear how serious Youngkin was. His press secretary, Macaulay Porter, declined to comment this week when asked if Youngkin had any plans to take up the issue.

Yes, but: Daylight saving time has become a serious political issue.

• Last week Mexico scrapped daylight saving time except in cities along the U.S. border.
• And earlier this year, the U.S. Senate voted unanimously to make daylight saving time permanent, though some advocates say the preferred option would be to stick with standard time, which more closely matches the daily rhythms of life with the solar day.
• That bill is stalled in the House.