While gas prices have been rising steadily over the last year, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the U.S. ban on Russian oil imports announced Tuesday has focused attention across central Maine on recent price spikes.
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LePage calls for temporary cuts in Maine’s gas tax and turnpike tolls
The Republican gubernatorial candidate says this would help Mainers survive an inflationary market.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Ukraine crisis sends fossil fuel prices soaring in Maine
Gasoline prices are approaching a record high, and heating oil already has surpassed the previous record.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Rep. Laurel Libby proposes suspending state’s gas tax for year
The Republican lawmaker from Auburn wants Maine to suspend its gas tax.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
In a cold winter, Maine household budgets buckle under growing energy burden
Skyrocketing prices for electricity, heating oil and gasoline are hitting Mainers especially hard when the mercury falls.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
As energy costs rise, Maine lawmakers consider new plan to ease ratepayers’ pain
A bill under review in the Legislature would pursue a holistic, long-term approach to lowering costs for Maine energy consumers.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine businesses and residents feel inflation’s bite
Business owners and consumers say higher prices threaten to slow the state’s economic recovery as inflation hits a 40-year high.
Posted inBusiness
Get ready for the most expensive driving season in years
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Get ready for a little bit more pain at the pump this summer. Crude oil prices are at the highest level in more than three years and expected to climb higher, pushing up gasoline prices along the way. The U.S. daily national average for regular gasoline is now $2.81 per gallon. […]
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Maine gas prices keep falling
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Gas prices have gone down a bit more in northern New England. GasBuddy’s daily survey of gas outlets in Vermont found that average retail gasoline prices in the state have fallen 2.2 cents in the past week to an average of $2.56 per gallon. New Hampshire has seen a decrease of […]
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Maine gas prices are still falling
CONCORD, N.H. — Gas prices still are falling in northern New England. GasBuddy’s daily survey of gas outlets in Maine found that average retail gasoline prices in the state have fallen 2.6 cents in the past week to an average of $2.52 per gallon. New Hampshire has seen a decrease of 1.8 cents to $2.47 […]