The average cost of gas in the region is about $4.40 a gallon, one of the highest prices ever. 

Photo by Tracy Clayton The Examiner’s Michael Neibauer picks up on just the latest power struggle between the executive and legislative branches of the D.C. government: Mayor Adrian Fenty has decided he doesn’t have to follow the D.C. Council’s budget directive to put an end to the existing $19 maximum fare on all taxicab rides originating and ending inside the District. Once again, the move comes down to a legal opinion justifying the mayor’s…