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Fact focus: Is inflation a red state vs. blue state issue? It's increasing no matter how you cut it

WASHINGTON (AP) — After cooling slowly in 2024 and 2025, inflation is rising again, squeezing most Americans' budgets and making it harder to afford gas, groceries, and other necessities. Inflation ...
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Is inflation a red state vs. blue state issue? Not really

WASHINGTON — After cooling slowly in 2024 and 2025, inflation is rising again, squeezing most Americans’ budgets and making it harder to afford gas, groceries, and other necessities. Inflation reached ...
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White House Report: Red States Outpace Blue States With Lower Inflation Rates

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Inflation concept Image by Miha CreativeShutterstock Texas and other red states have lower inflation rates than blue states, ...
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These 5 States Are Feeling Inflation the Hardest

Americans have more money in their salaries than they did a few years ago. Just not the kind that made life easier. According to a new analysis from MyPerfectResume, wages rose in every single state ...
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Fuel Tax Changes Hit Six States As Energy Inflation Accelerates

Drivers in six states—California, Illinois, New Jersey, Michigan, Maryland, and Mississippi—face fuel tax increases or inflation-linked adjustments beginning July 1. The tax adjustments could end a ...

Inflation cools more than expected in June as gas costs fall, underlying prices ease

U.S. inflation cooled last month as the cost of gas, clothes, and used cars fell, providing some relief to consumers, while ...
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2% adjustment predicted for state retirees as inflation climbs higher

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A January 2025 view of the South Dakota State Capitol in Pierre. (Photo by Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight) Officials with ...