Despite recent efforts to put an end to seasonal changes, we will continue to turn our clocks back in November and then forward in March – unless the state or Congress makes a permanent change.

Oregon, Washington and California have all made multiple attempts to permanently switch to standard or daylight saving time, but none of the efforts so far have yielded results.

Switching to year-round daylight saving time would require approval from Congress — and that approval appears unlikely, despite bipartisan efforts to change the current system.

It is within the power of the state to establish permanent standard time, but recent bills proposing to do so have failed in both the Oregon and Washington legislatures.

So until any of those efforts are successful, we will continue to change our clocks twice a year.