Extension financial expert shares tips to navigate high gas prices
The average price of regular unleaded gas in Arkansas was $4.076 per gallon as of May 15. That’s up 44% from a year ago when gas prices averaged $2.818 a gallon.
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States Newsroom: Gas prices jump again as Trump turns to new plan for Strait of Hormuz
Americans saw prices at the pump sharply rise in recent days as the nationwide average cost for a gallon of regular gas shot up 38 cents over the past week
Gas prices soar by 21% as government inflation figures reflect Trump’s war on Iran
Spikes in energy prices caused by the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran drove up inflation for Americans in March, according to the latest consumer price index figures released Friday
States Newsroom: Pain of soaring gas prices compounded by electricity rate increases across states
Electricity rates “increased significantly” in nearly every U.S. state in 2025, with residents in a dozen states seeing at least a 10% jump, according to a congressional report released by Democrats Tuesday
Stateline: Iran war drives gas price uncertainty ahead of busy summer season
The national average price of a gallon of regular gasoline topped $3 Tuesday for the first time this year, and is expected to keep going up