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Article: STATE REP. DEMBOWSKI WILL TACKLE TIME ZONE ISSUES IN 2008 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- November 7, 2007
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Indiana State Rep. Nancy Dembowski, D-17th District, issued the following news release:
State Rep. Nancy Dembowski (D-Knox) will introduce a bill during the 2008 legislative session that will allow residents of Indiana counties bordering the dividing line between Eastern and Central time to have a voice in what time zone they prefer to live in.
The yet-to-be-numbered House Bill will allow a referendum to be placed on local ballots asking voters whether they prefer their current time zone or if they wish to be moved to the alternate time zone. If voters prefer a time zone switch, and if the governor approves, the county executive will petition the U.S. Department of Transportation to ...