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California’s Latest Gas Tax Hike – Just in Time for July 4th Holiday

June 23, 2025 11:59 amJune 25, 2025 6:41 am

AAA reports Monday June 23rd that the U.S. average price for a gallon of regular gas is $3.220. June 4th, AAA reported that the national average price for a gallon of regular gas was $3.144; mid-grade was $3.629; premium was...

GOP Lawmakers Demand Audit of Gov. Newsom’s 65 Cent Gas Tax Hike Coming July 1st

June 17, 2025 2:38 pmJune 17, 2025 3:05 pm

Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones (R-San Diego) and California GOP lawmakers announced Tuesday that they are demanding an independent audit of the California Air Resources Board for its overhaul of the Low Carbon Fuel Standard, which will raise gasoline prices...

Senate Kills Bill that Would Have Repealed 65¢ Gas Tax Increase, Low-Carbon Fuel Regs

June 4, 2025 1:00 pmJune 4, 2025 1:30 pm

A Senate bill that would have repealed the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) gas tax increase of 65 cents a gallon and end the new LCFS Low-Carbon Fuel regulations that were adopted last year, was killed in the Senate on Wednesday...

Gov. Newsom’s Climate Grift Spent $33 Billion in Cap-and-Trade to ‘Make Communities Cleaner and Healthier’

May 8, 2025 3:20 amMay 8, 2025 3:21 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom claims that greenhouse gas emissions are down in California – not just down but “down 20% since 2000.” “Pollution is down and the economy is up,” Newsom said. “Greenhouse gas emissions in California are down 20%...

California Agrees to Repeal Electric Truck Mandate in Legal Settlement

May 6, 2025 1:21 pmMay 7, 2025 6:22 pm

California agreed to repeal “Advanced Clean Fleet” electric vehicle (EV) truck mandates late on Monday through a lawsuit settlement, with the state now no longer enforcing a 2036 mandate where only zero-emissions trucks will be sold in California and a...

Ringside: Can EVs Make Up for Gasoline Shortages?

April 23, 2025 4:33 pmApril 24, 2025 6:34 am

If he hasn’t done so already, California Governor Gavin Newsom needs to demand the state legislature rescind the so-called “ABX2-1” passed on October 14, 2024 in an effort to prevent “price gouging.” If the legislature does not cooperate, Newsom needs...

President Trump Targets California’s Overreaching Cap and Trade Program

April 10, 2025 11:35 amApril 10, 2025 12:12 pm

President Donald Trump has issued an executive order that targets California’s climate change laws and policies, specifically naming California’s sketchy Cap and Trade program, which ostensibly facilitates greenhouse gas emission reductions. Trump is promoting “all of the above” energy policy,...