Governor, lawmakers seek gas probe - August 17, 2008

Providing coverage of Alaska and northern Canada's oil and gas industryAugust 2008

Vol. 13, No. 33

Week of August 17, 2008

Governor, lawmakers seek gas probe

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and two state senators are asking for an investigation into why Alaska’s gasoline prices are so much steeper than anywhere else in the nation.

They’re asking Attorney General Talis Colberg to look into why Alaskans are paying about 75 cents a gallon more than the national average even though the state has one of the lowest gasoline taxes in the United States.

In an Aug. 12 letter to Talis, Anchorage Democratic Sens. Bill Wielchowski and Bettye Davis said they want to know if Alaskans are being gouged.

The letter says a year ago the gap between Alaska prices and national prices was just 13 cents a gallon.

Palin also has asked Colberg to look into gasoline prices.

—The Associated Press

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