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A gasoline price war erupted in St. Mary's County last week after one station slashed its price for regular to $1.999 a gallon and spurred three others to follow suit, giving drivers some hope of relief at the pump.

Maryland regulators quickly stepped in and told the stations that their prices were too low. They needed to go up by 5 cents.

Ну, мы Мериленд любим не за свободу.

UPDATE Several economics professors were unable to point to any definitive research showing that the law would ultimately hurt or benefit consumers.
И не за экономическую школу.