While Utah leaders have worked on infrastructure tax credits and incentives for gas production, they keep raising their eyebrows at the pump, frustrated with the fact that the average price of gas has continued to rise above the national average this year.  Especially Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz, a Republican from Hooper, who was behind […]

The U.S. Congress recently wrapped up its work. North Dakota’s delegation is back in the state to convince constituents that the House and the Senate are not hamstrung by partisanship and, in the case of majority Republicans, are not mired in foolish fealty to an increasingly feckless president. North Dakota Sens. John Hoeven and Kevin […]

South Dakota’s congressional delegation is hopeful that year-round, nationwide approval of E15 — a gasoline blend with 15% ethanol — will clear Congress this year, bolstered by its inclusion in the latest Senate version of the farm bill. Ethanol is a fuel additive made primarily from corn, and a lower E10 blend is already available […]

Gas prices are up by 18 cents from last week across Idaho according to AAA, as the crude oil market continues to face pressure from intensifying conflict in the Middle East. Crude oil is now trading at nearly $88 a barrel after an attempt by Houthi rebels to block oil shipments from Saudi Arabia through […]

(The Center Square) – California’s gas tax is going up 2.2 cents Wednesday, bringing the tax to 63.4 cents a gallon in a state that often sees the nation's highest gas prices.

 Seven candidates vying for California’s governorship squared off Thursday in their fifth and final debate, with frontrunner Xavier Becerra facing down an onslaught of attacks from the right and the left over his policy record, a campaign fraud scandal, and what rivals described as a deceptive flip-flop on healthcare policy.