After Arizona drivers paid hundreds of millions of dollars more than their neighbors for gasoline earlier this year, state lawmakers are considering whether to seek a change to the state’s unique fuel requirements to protect consumers.The Phoenix was hit by a monthslong price spike that began in March, sending prices up by $1 a gallon.For weeks, prices in Phoenix topped $5 per gallon and were even higher than the average gas price in Los Angeles, which tends to be among the most expensive markets in the country.The spike didn’t affect parts of Arizona outside metro Phoenix that don’t require the same unique fuel blend that is intended to mitigate air pollution, because those areas were still able to get ample supplies of the fuel they use.ADVERTISEMENTAdvertisementThe Phoenix area was hit because two of the refineries that p …
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