Governor Stein's October Column: It’s Too Expensive. Let’s Start Acting Like It All Year Round.

Governor Stein's October Column: It’s Too Expensive. Let’s Start Acting Like It All Year Round. Release Date Mon, 10/26/2026 - 12:00 sengel Mon, 10/26/2026 - 12:15 This month Governor Josh Stein is providing updates on his work to lower the cost of living. Media outlets are invited to publish the column below from Governor Stein. -- If you saw your gas prices drop a few weekends ago and wondered what happened, you’re not the only one. On October 8, the average price of gas in North Carolina was $4.10 a gallon; today, it’s $3.45, the lowest in the nation. That’s because on October 9, I signed into law a bill suspending the state gas tax until the end of November. It was a bipartisan bill, and I thank the General Assembly for pushing the action through. I signed this law because people need relief now. North Carolina families are feeling the squeeze every time they fill up their gas tanks, buy groceries, pay their electric bills, or take care of their children. The cost of living is too high across the country. But let’s be clear: We should not wait until right before an election to take action; costs are too high all year round. North Carolinians struggle in January when the heating

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