Georgia would observe standard time all year long under legislation that cleared a state Senate committee Wednesday.

Senate Bill 100 would do away with the current practice of switching back and forth between standard time and daylight saving time every six months.

Georgia Sen. Ben Watson doesn’t care whether the Peach State observes standard time all year or daylight saving time.

Watson, R-Savannah, a physician, just wants Georgians to pick one or the other because studies show switching back and forth every six months causes heart disease and sleeping disorders.

Most of the country will "fall back" during Sunday's wee hours. Many sleep researchers say daylight saving time does more harm than good.

Daylight saving time ends this Sunday, which means we'll be getting back that hour of sleep we lost in March. Why do we turn our clocks back? We're...