(The Center Square) — California gas prices are nearly $2 per gallon higher than the national average due to state policies, according to a new study from the University of Southern California.
This new evidence contradicts state leaders’ insistence that “price-gouging” by local fuel producers and distributors is the reason for the state’s chronically high gas prices.
The paper from Michael A. Mische found that “Collectively, the sum of all federal, state, and local taxes and fees, as well as regulatory-mandated costs, total approximately $1.638 a gallon, as of March 10, 2025.”…