Gas prices: Costs slow­ly creep up at the pumps across the coun­try

Gas prices: Costs slowly creep up at the pumps across the country

Gas prices are on the rise again through­out the coun­try.
The aver­age price for a gal­lon of reg­u­lar gas increased to $3.519 on Tues­day, accord­ing to AAA. This was a slight increase from the last two days when the aver­age cost for a gal­lon of reg­u­lar gas was $3.506 per gal­lon. Tuesday’s price was high­er than a week ago when it cost $3.501 for a gal­lon of reg­u­lar gas, and a month ago when it cost $3.449 per gal­lon. 
Mis­sis­sip­pi was the state that had the cheap­est ga …