Ask AP: Candidates’ salaries, Alaska’s pricey gas

The Associated Press
An awful lot of the oil produced in the United States comes from the nation’s northernmost state. So why are gas prices at Alaska’s filling stations among the highest in the country?
That’s one of three questions in this edition of “Ask AP,” a weekly Q&A column where AP journalists respond to readers’ questions [...]

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