by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor
As Appearing in the California Globe

His bill will stop states like California from overtaxing their residents

AAA reports the U.S. average cost for a gallon of regular unleaded gas is $4.17. In California that same gallon of gas will cost you $5.92, and in some parts of the state $6.78 per gallon.

A gallon of diesel in California is $7.75, on average, and significantly higher in many locations, as the photo above shows at $8.29 in Sacramento.

AAA gas prices today, April 9, 2026 are up, but not because of President Donald Trump as Gov. Gavin Newsom would have you believe. The Globe thinks Newsom is just trying to blame anyone but himself for refineries closing and oil and gas companies leaving the state, entirely due to Newsom’s and Democrats’ reckless and destructive regulations and laws. Last year Newsom even accused gas companies of price gouging the consumer.

California Rep. Kevin Kiley just announced a solution to California’s highest-in-the-nation gas prices.

Kiley announced Wednesday he is “officially introducing the Gas Tax Reduction Act. This will stop states like California from overtaxing their residents.”