I paid $1.57 a few months ago. Now that oil is at a multi-year, I’m paying more $2.22.
And all the gas stations have close to the same price.
Sounds to me like your state is kicking in a tax from a previous legislative year. Many states do this, increase gas taxes to come into effect 1 or 2 years after the tax was voted in.
My own state did this this year also, came into effect Jan, 1. Raised the price by 15 cents, regardless of the market.