President Trump has told CBS News in an exclusive telephone interview that he wants to temporarily suspend the federal gas tax as a way to lower prices at the pump.
The average price for regular gas is now $4 a gallon in Alabama, according to AAA.
U.S. gas prices jumped past an average of $4 a gallon for the first time since 2022, but prices in Alabama are still well below that mark.
Drivers nationwide are seeing the biggest one-day jump in gas prices since Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Gas prices nationally are the lowest for Labor Day weekend since 2020.
“To the Department of Energy: DRILL, BABY, DRILL!!! And I mean NOW!!!” President Trump posted on social media.
Just in time for the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, AAA says national average gas prices are going up.
Falling prices for gas, airline tickets and clothes gave Americans a slight break from the pain of high inflation last month, though overall price increases slowed only modestly from a four-decade high that was reached in June.
Prices in Alabama are 36.4 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand $1.44/g higher than a year ago.
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The high cost of gas — continues to fuel inflation across the nation. And as a result — a lot of people — continue to need a helping hand — to feed their families. Hundreds of families in Selma won’t have to worry — about their next few meals. Thanks to a food giveaway Thursday…
