Beacon Hill agrees to mindbending look at time zone change

Beacon Hill agrees to mindbending look at time zone change

STATE HOUSE — Embedded in the $1 billion economic development bill Gov. Charlie Baker signed Wednesday was a measure that could affect when morning begins in Massachusetts.

Under the law, a bipartisan commission would spend some of the fall and winter studying the impacts of permanently shifting Bay State clocks onto eastern daylight time. The panel of lawmakers and executive branch officials must look at impacts of a time zone alteration on local and regional economies, education, public health, transportation, energy consumption, commerce and trade.

Trump concedes he could come up short
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Trump concedes he could come up short

Associated Press

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — In a rare show of humility by the boastful billionaire, Donald Trump is acknowledging that his presidential campaign faces challenges and could ultimately fall short.

The Republican presidential nominee is straying from his signature bravado as he campaigns in the battleground state of Florida, even telling a gathering of evangelical ministers Thursday he's "having a tremendous problem in Utah." The same day, the reality show star acknowledged that his lack of political correctness could cost him the election if Americans reject his blunt approach.

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