http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/25628/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/gas-below-3-49-states-senators-call-gas-tax-hike <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> As falling prices poised to be ‘big plus for the economy’ politicians consider ‘option’ of higher taxes. </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/joseph-rossell">Joseph Rossell</a> </div> </div> </div> <p dir="ltr">Drivers in every state except Hawaii are now paying less than $3-per-gallon for regular gasoline on average.</p><p dir="ltr">According to AAA, on Jan. 6, Alaska became the forty-ninth state in which gas prices fell below $3-a-gallon. On that day, gas dropped to an average $2.999 per gallon in Alaska, as the national average sat at $2.194 nationwide.</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/gas-below-3-49-states-senators-call-gas-tax-hike" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Business Business Economy Energy Government Politics Taxes AAA Alaska drivers driving gas prices Gas Tax gasoline Hawaii national average gas price tax hike tax increases Tue, 06 Jan 2015 19:35:54 +0000 julia.seymour 47947 at http://archive2.mrc.org