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Dennis Bradford: Why have California gas prices risen so fast?

I have two kids who live in a small town in Texas. Gas prices there have only increased 6 cents in the last several weeks. In Modesto gas prices have increased more than $1 in the last three weeks. Why? The new “cap & trade” pollution tax isn’t supposed to be more than 75 cents per gallon. Our good old trustworthy California government wouldn’t lie to us, would they?

Dennis Bradford, Modesto

This story was originally published March 3, 2015 at 11:30 AM with the headline "Dennis Bradford: Why have California gas prices risen so fast?."

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