Category: Consumer

Legislature budgets State stimulus package

TALLAHASSEE - Florida TaxWatch applauds the Legislature for including key economic stimulus components in the proposed fiscal year 2009 budget. Last week, the legislative stimulus package - which originated from within the business community and was supported by Governor Charlie Crist and many in the Legislature - was shown to be an important priority to […]

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Driver fights high gas prices with battery truck

An Orlando area man has decided to fight high gas prices in an unusual way - he’s converted his pickup truck to run entirely on electricity.
Fox 35 News in Orlando introduces us to the man, and shows us his truck.

Meanwhile, gas prices in Jacksonville continue upwards. AAA monitors purchases at the pump all across […]

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Gas prices continue up

From AAA

Jacksonville
Regular
Mid
Premium
Diesel

Current
$3.497
$3.789
$3.859
$4.185

Yesterday
$3.488
$3.779
$3.848
$4.186

Month Ago
$3.292
$3.566
$3.632
$4.052

Year Ago
$2.867
$3.106
$3.163
$2.955

 

Highest Recorded Price:

Regular Unl.
$3.497
4/21/2008

Dsl.
$4.186
4/20/2008

Popularity: […]

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Jacksonville area gas prices continue up

From AAA

Jacksonville
Regular
Mid
Premium
Diesel
 

Current
$3.373
$3.655
$3.722
$4.113

Yesterday
$3.374
$3.656
$3.723
$4.104

Month Ago
$3.292
$3.566
$3.632
$3.966

Year Ago
$2.840
$3.077
$3.133
$2.950

 

Highest Recorded Price:

Regular Unl.
$3.375
4/12/2008

Dsl.
$4.113
4/15/2008

Popularity: […]

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Jacksonville Humane Society rebuilding

It was one year ago that the Jacksonville Humane Society suffered a terrible fire that destroyed most of it’s facility on Beach Boulevard. Now, the Society has announced a $12-million fundraising project to build a state-of-the-art facility.
Our friends at CBS47 have much more on the story.

Popularity: 40% [?]

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Gas prices higher once again

From AAA

Jacksonville
Regular
Mid
Premium
Diesel
 

Current
$3.350
$3.629
$3.696
$4.014

Yesterday
$3.341
$3.620
$3.686
$4.025

Month Ago
$3.226
$3.495
$3.559
$3.752

Year Ago
$2.725
$2.952
$3.007
$2.879

 

Highest Recorded Price:

Regular Unl.
$3.350
4/7/2008

Dsl.
$4.053
3/20/2008

Popularity: […]

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Gas prices still rising

Our weekly gas price update:

Jacksonville
Regular
Mid
Premium
Diesel

Current
$3.304
$3.579
$3.645
$4.034

Yesterday
$3.292
$3.566
$3.632
$4.033

Month Ago
$3.213
$3.480
$3.544
$3.644

Year Ago
$2.573
$2.788
$2.839
$2.756

Highest […]

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Economic stimulus refund

The Internal Revenue Service now has a calculator on its site that will tell you if you qualify for the economic stimulus refund scheduled to be made in May. The calculator also tells you how much you can expect to get.
Go to www.irs.gov and look for the link “Economic Stimulus Payment Calculator.” You’ll need […]

Popularity: 60% [?]

Friday gas price update

Jacksonville
Regular
Mid
Premium
Diesel
 

Current
$3.292
$3.566
$3.632
$4.052

Yesterday
$3.290
$3.564
$3.630
$4.053

Month Ago
$3.140
$3.401
$3.464
$3.524

Year Ago
$2.540
$2.751
$2.802
$2.744

 

Highest Recorded Price:

Regular Unl.
$3.295
3/17/2008

Dsl.
$4.053
3/20/2008

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Gas prices still rising

AAA reports that gasoline prices in the Jacksonville area are still rising

Jacksonville […]

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