Jack Conway, on Francene’s show this morning, says he’s forwarding all the information he’s collected in the gas price-gouging investigation to the Federal Trade Commission. Conway says he’s talked with the FTC chairman, who agreed to take a look at the case. Conway believes prices are higher here because of a lack of competition on the wholesale level.
The 1997 Marathon/Ashland merger, he told us a year ago, may have led to a wholesaler monopoly on the market. In other words, he thinks the wholesalers are jacking up prices here, because they can get away with it.
And in bigger news, he says he doesn’t color his hair.
Conway says his opinion on the Jerry Abramson giveaway to Cordish, and whether he could legally divert funds to a downtown agency, is nearly finished. He’s read a draft, he says, but has sent it back for some tweaking. He says it will be lengthy, and will lay out what the Mayor’s authority is.
It will take another week and a half before it’s released, he says.
5 responses so far ↓
1 Willy // Aug 11, 2009 at 11:19 am
Note to Jack Conway; You have the evidence in hand against Marathon so why don’t you do something yourself NOW instead of just sending it off to Washington so we can wait another year doing nothing. Start the offical proceedings now in Kentucky. Gosh darn do something!
I filled up my car Saturday in Lexington and it was 20 cents a gallon cheaper than Louisville.
I can’t wait to see the report on Abramson. Five bucks says that Conway will tow the party line.
2 Cary B. Willis // Aug 11, 2009 at 2:14 pm
I drove to South Carolina and back last week (you know, where the governor likes to hike the Appalachian Trail) and saw gas as cheap as $2.19 a gallon. Got back inside Jefferson County and it was $2.71. No way is all of that the result of reformulated gasoline.
3 Bill B // Aug 11, 2009 at 3:53 pm
I filled up in Simpsonville Sunday and it was 20 cents cheaper
4 Cat // Aug 11, 2009 at 4:01 pm
I filled up in Bardstown on Wednesday and it was 30 cents cheaper than Louisville. I’m in agreement with Willy … why do we have to keep waiting for something to be done?
5 Jeff // Aug 11, 2009 at 10:17 pm
Gas was 30 cents/gallon cheaper in Shelbyville last weekend. It is as plain as the nose on anyone’s face. Take it to a jury.
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