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17 comments Thursday 13 Nov 2008 | Posted By Patrick | Commentary

That’s right- the State is thinking of raising gasoline taxes now that the price of gasoline has come down. With gasoline under $2, the State is exploring options to raise gas taxes. And to think- "In five years… you’ll be blown away"… with what, new taxes? Thanks Jennifer!
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From the Associated Press: (News Story HERE)

LANSING — Gov. [...]

1 comment Thursday 06 Nov 2008 | Posted By Patrick | Predictions

I don’t like to be bearer of bad news, but I believe we are approaching the lowest gasoline prices we’ll see for a while. While gasoline prices usually "bottom out" in late November and early December, I believe with the dramatic fall in prices and negative profit outlooks for refining gasoline, it will result in [...]

6 comments Tuesday 28 Oct 2008 | Posted By Patrick | Predictions

Tonight as I step back and look at local prices, I see how high we are compared to several locales. We even sit higher on a regional level- Ohio is paying just $1.98 in areas!
 
Having set the stage, how would you feel knowing oil prices have slid if gasoline prices stayed at their record high [...]

1 comment Sunday 26 Oct 2008 | Posted By Patrick | Predictions

 
A Speedway gas station in Fairfield, Ohio is reporting gas prices at $1.99 tonight! Is Grand Rapids headed there? There is a remote chance… today’s COST is roughly $2.28 to stations, so we still have a lot of room to fall, and I expect local prices here to decline.
However, I am worried that oil prices [...]

4 comments Monday 15 Sep 2008 | Posted By Ed Aboufadel | Predictions

Monday, September 15, 2008, 4:20PM:  I think we’ll look back on this weekend as the turning point for gas prices for quite a while.  On Friday and Saturday, there were price hikes to $4.09 and then $4.19, driven by fears of massive shortages due to Hurricane Ike striking Texas, and a sense that we were [...]

1 comment Saturday 13 Sep 2008 | Posted By Patrick | Predictions

EDIT: Speedway has just hiked for the first time EVER on a Saturday. They made the jump to $4.19!
TheGasGame has independently confirmed gas prices of $4.99 in areas of Tennessee (all over!), a few stations in North Carolina, and Kentucky. We’ve also confirmed prices of $4.69 in Virginia, North Carolina, and Georgia. Also prices of [...]