The news is better in that we're sort of holding steady. That's good news for the consumer, and in that regard, prices have been in the $2.40 range per gallon in Las Vegas and $2.50 range in Reno.

Not only are we paying anywhere from 13 to 30 cents more than we did a month ago, but we're still more than a month away from Memorial Day weekend.

The drop in statewide prices seems to buck the trend we're seeing across the country. Every spring, Americans have an increased demand for gasoline.

In a lot of ways, we begin 2006 with the same issues we had in 2005.

This is a holiday weekend where people have marked off some time and set aside money for vacation. A few more bucks at the pump aren't going to dissuade them.

[Appearing at a news conference in Baton Rouge, La., with Brown at his side, Chertoff announced that he was sending the FEMA director back to Washington in case another storm hits the country and putting Allen in charge.] Mike Brown has done everything he possibly could to coordinate the federal response to this unprecedented challenge, ... I appreciate his work, as does everybody here.