With our (former republican) governor Tom Corbett and full Republican control of both houses of legislature, Pennsylvania has led the way with the highest gas tax in the country. This has inspired New Jersey and the other states to raise theirs as well. We will never see $2.00 gas again.
I had thought that we were the highest here in in WA, but saw here that PA did have us “beat” (so to speak):
https://taxfoundation.org/state-gasoline-tax-rates-2016/
WE have to settle for #2.
About a month ago it was below $2 here in North Central Texas and had been for about a year. Always creeps up this time of year when the government forces the refiners to reformulate.