gas prices

Prices at the pump for Florida motorists should go down Oct. 1 as part of a temporary gas-tax break, effective for the month of October.

The average price of a gallon of gas in Florida has fallen to $3.45.

It's the fifth straight week of declines, and down from the record of $4.89 a gallon in mid-June.

The average price in Florida dropped 10 cents last week and has fallen 35 cents over the last three weeks.

Floridians are now paying 66% more than at this time last year.

The average price of regular unleaded in Florida is around $4.07 a gallon — 10 cents lower than last week.

Florida House and Senate negotiators agreed Wednesday night to use $200 million in federal stimulus money for a gas tax break, as they wrapped up more of a budget that will send the annual legislative session into overtime.

The state's average price of $3.52 is the highest since 2014, and an increase of 30 cents is possible.

A push by Gov. Ron DeSantis to suspend the state’s gas tax for five months this summer and fall is stalling. Legislative leaders say they'd rather find other ways to help Floridians.

AAA Auto Club says Florida gas prices have held relatively steady even after last week's Colonial Pipeline outage led to a deluge of demand. The pipeline operator says normal operations have resumed following a cyberattack.