Clocks fall back this weekend. Daylight saving time is almost over. The annual change adds more hours of daylight to our usable time in most states.

The shift back to standard time is about maximizing the number of bright hours in our days through fall and winter.

Supporters say the change cuts energy costs and adds more productive hours to the calendar. But some health experts say the change twice a year is hard on our bodies.

President Donald Trump has said he wants to stop changing the clocks. Several bills have been introduced in Congress that suggest making the change permanent or letting states decide whether or not to use daylight saving time.

Nineteen states, including Mississippi, are ready to make daylight saving time permanent if Congress changes the law to make the

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