The national average just passed $5 a gallon, a new record. Here in Idaho we are paying significantly more than the national average. Our average currently sits closer to $5.25 per gallon, with Camas County being hit the hardest with an average of almost $5.70 a gallon. The state of California is currently averaging roughly $6.42 a gallon, the highest average in the country. Our whole region has been deeply impacted by gas prices. The five states paying the most per gallon are California, Nevada, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.
For those who do make it out alive, where will they go? The Biden Administration has selected 139 cities in the Unites States to resettle refugees seeking asylum from Afghanistan. Boise and Twin Falls are two of them.