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'Misery Index' shows Arizona drivers still paying elevated pump prices

Arizona drivers paid an average of $4.13 on Aug. 16 for a gallon of gas, reflecting a monthly decline of 74 cents but an increase of $504 paid on an annual basis compared to gas prices a year ago, according to the Gasoline Misery Index.

'Misery Index' shows Arizona drivers still paying elevated pump prices

Arizona drivers paid an average of $4.13 on Aug. 15 for a gallon of gas, reflecting a monthly decline of 74 cents but an increase of $504 paid on an annual basis compared to gas prices a year ago, according to the Gasoline Misery Index.

'Misery Index' shows Arizona drivers still paying elevated pump prices

Arizona drivers paid an average of $4.18 on Aug. 12 for a gallon of gas, reflecting a monthly decline of 81 cents but an increase of $530 paid on an annual basis compared to gas prices a year ago, according to the Gasoline Misery Index.

'Misery Index' shows Arizona drivers still paying elevated pump prices

Arizona drivers paid an average of $4.19 on Aug. 11 for a gallon of gas, reflecting a monthly decline of 83 cents but an increase of $540 paid on an annual basis compared to gas prices a year ago, according to the Gasoline Misery Index.

'Misery Index' shows Arizona drivers still paying elevated pump prices

Arizona drivers paid an average of $4.22 on Aug. 10 for a gallon of gas, reflecting a monthly decline of 81 cents but an increase of $560 paid on an annual basis compared to gas prices a year ago, according to the Gasoline Misery Index.

'Misery Index' shows Arizona drivers still paying elevated pump prices

Arizona drivers paid an average of $4.25 on Aug. 9 for a gallon of gas, reflecting a monthly decline of 79 cents but an increase of $570 paid on an annual basis compared to gas prices a year ago, according to the Gasoline Misery Index.

'Misery Index' shows Arizona drivers still paying elevated pump prices

Arizona drivers paid an average of $4.37 on Aug. 5 for a gallon of gas, reflecting a monthly decline of 78 cents but an increase of $632 paid on an annual basis compared to gas prices a year ago, according to the Gasoline Misery Index.

'Misery Index' shows Arizona drivers still paying elevated pump prices

Arizona drivers paid an average of $4.40 on Aug. 4 for a gallon of gas, reflecting a monthly decline of 76 cents but an increase of $647 paid on an annual basis compared to gas prices a year ago, according to the Gasoline Misery Index.

'Misery Index' shows Arizona drivers still paying elevated pump prices

Arizona drivers paid an average of $4.44 on Aug. 3 for a gallon of gas, reflecting a monthly decline of 73 cents but an increase of $672 paid on an annual basis compared to gas prices a year ago, according to the Gasoline Misery Index.

'Misery Index' shows Arizona drivers still paying elevated pump prices

Arizona drivers paid an average of $4.47 on Aug. 2 for a gallon of gas, reflecting a monthly decline of 71 cents but an increase of $688 paid on an annual basis compared to gas prices a year ago, according to the Gasoline Misery Index.

'Misery Index' shows Arizona drivers still paying elevated pump prices

Arizona drivers paid an average of $4.50 on Aug. 1 for a gallon of gas, reflecting a monthly decline of 71 cents but an increase of $703 paid on an annual basis compared to gas prices a year ago, according to the Gasoline Misery Index.

Arizona scores 64 out of 100 in financial transparency study

Arizona earned a score of 64 out of a possible 100 points in a ranking by the Chicago-based policy institute Truth in Accounting (TIA), putting the state in 42nd place among the 50 states.

23.9% of Arizona hospitals earn ‘A’ grades in watchdog group’s study

Nearly 24% of Arizona hospitals received top grades for health care safety this fall from the nonprofit Leapfrog Group, the 33rd highest percentage among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

25.53% of hospitals in Arizona earn ‘A’ grades in new safety study

The share of Arizona hospitals earning “A” grades for patient safety this fall from the nonprofit Leapfrog Group stood at 25.53 percent, the 32nd highest percentage among the 50 states.

Bachelor’s degree pay bonus over high school diploma is 80.1% in Arizona

Arizona workers with four-year degrees on average earn 80.1 percent more per year than workers with high school diplomas, the 15th highest percentage among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to an analysis released last month.

Jobless claims in Arizona number 580,559 since COVID-19 shutdowns began

Jobless claims filed by Arizona residents since the start of coronavirus shutdown orders in mid-March have hit 580,559, or 16.5 percent of the state’s workforce, according to a new analysis from the website 24/7 Wall St.

Hospitality industry losses cost Arizona $624 million in state, local tax revenue

Seven weeks of COVID-19 restrictions have caused Arizona to lose $624 million in state and local revenues from the hospitality industry, according to an analysis of data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

WIC participation in Arizona drops 15% over 5 years

The number of Arizona residents taking part in the federal nutrition program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) declined 15 percent from fiscal years 2015 to 2019, the U.S. Food and Nutrition Service reported.

Highest income earners in Arizona taxed at 5.9% rate

The top 1 percent of earners in Arizona are taxed at an effective rate of 5.9 percent, compared to the state’s 9.4 percent tax rate on the middle 20 percent of income earners, according to a new 24/7 Wall St. analysis.

Arizona 4th-graders score four points below the national average on reading

Fourth-graders in Arizona on average scored 216 on a standardized reading test administered last year, which is four points below the 2019 national average calculated by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).