Gas prices climb again, relief may be coming

BALTIMORE, MD—The nation’s average price of gasoline rose 7.8 cents in the last week to $3.79 per gallon, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average price of diesel jumped 14.9 cents in the last week and stands at $4.14 per gallon. “Average gasoline […]

Gas prices surge as heat hits refinery output

BALTIMORE, MD—The nation’s average price of gasoline has soared 16.5 cents in the last week to $3.72 per gallon, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average price of diesel has jumped 15.5 cents in the last week and stands at $3.99 per gallon. […]

Maryland partners with USDA to help reduce anticompetitive barriers across food, agriculture supply chains

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined the U.S. Department of Agriculture and a bipartisan coalition of Attorneys General from 31 states and the District of Columbia to enhance competition and protect consumers in food and agricultural markets, including in grocery, meat, and poultry processing. The new partnership will assist the coalition of Attorneys General in tackling anticompetitive […]

Gas prices inch higher again, gasoline supply at lowest level since 2015

BALTIMORE, MD—The nation’s average price of gasoline has risen 2.1 cents in the last week to $3.55 per gallon, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average price of diesel has risen 2.7 cents in the last week and stands at $3.83 per gallon. […]

Maryland gains 4,700 jobs in June

BALTIMORE, MD—The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics released state jobs and unemployment data this week. According to the preliminary survey data, Maryland gained 4,700 jobs in June, and the unemployment rate decreased 0.4 points to 2.0%. This is the fifth consecutive month of record-setting low unemployment for Maryland. The Mining, Logging and Construction sector experienced the most […]

Maryland named 2023’s state with 7th least at-risk youth, WalletHub study [VIDEO]

BALTIMORE, MD—With 16% of young Americans neither working nor in school, exposing them to greater risk of poverty and violence, the personal-finance website WalletHub this week released its report on 2023’s States with the Most At-Risk Youth. Fortunately, Maryland came in near the bottom of the list at No. 45 out of 51. To determine where young Americans are not […]

Gas prices see little change, demand plummets following July 4 holiday

BALTIMORE, MD—The nation’s average price of gasoline has remained unchanged from a week ago, holding at $3.50 per gallon, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average price of diesel has fallen 1.3 cents in the last week and stands at $3.79 per gallon. […]