LANSING, Mich., May 18 (UPI) -- Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox Tuesday announced state investigators will visit gas stations from now through Labor Day to check gasoline prices.
With the national average price of regular unleaded gas at $1.99 a gallon, Cox says the state will do everything it can to prevent price fixing by retailers.
Unleaded regular averaged $2.07 a gallon in Michigan this week. California had the nation's highest gasoline prices, with unleaded regular selling for an average $2.30 a gallon, according the AAA's Fuel Gauge Survey. Texas had the lowest average price of $1.86 a gallon.
"With gasoline prices climbing, I am committed to doing everything possible to ensure that consumers are not being gouged by unscrupulous dealers," said Cox.
Cox said the price of crude oil, refinery capacity and the laws of supply and demand were outside his authority under the Michigan Consumer Protection Act.
