Twin Cities gas prices expected to rise due to U.S. bombing of Iran

The price of unleaded gas jumped more than cents across the Twin Cities in the past week KARE reports GasBuddy head petroleum analyst Patrick De Haan says the gas price hike is due to the escalating conflict and bombings between Israel and Iran and with the U S now involved after a weekend attack on Iranian nuclear sites consumers could be paying even more in the coming days KARE s story says WCCO-TV says as grieving continues for Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark and the long recovery continues for Sen John Hoffman and his wife Yvette law enforcement and prosecutors are moving forward with prosecuting suspect Vance Boelter The story notes that in the only court appearance so far Boelter was given a taxpayer-paid residents defender the judge saying an evaluation of Boelter s finances will be needed But Magistrate Judge John Docherty reported the charges against Boelter are so serious that he maybe will permanently end up with a inhabitants defender the article explains Related Minnesota abolished death penalty in but Vance Boelter s federal charges mean he could still face it KTTC says the Boys Girls Club of Rochester is at peril of closing down due to federal funding cuts The story explains st Century Neighborhood Learning Center CCLC is the only federal funding stream dedicated to thousands of afterschool and summer programs across the nation providing academic aid and mentorship In a proposed budget plan Congress is aiming to eliminate the venture A new clinic on St Paul s East Side expands mental vitality and substance abuse services for kids Sahan Journal reports Wilder East Clinic extends the Wilder Foundation s services with improved access and culturally specific approaches And state workers are rallying in Duluth over rising robustness care costs per WDIO Minnesota state employees rallied Monday morning outside the MnDOT Central Office on Mesaba Avenue in Duluth to raise their voices over proposed medical care changes they say would dramatically increase their out-of-pocket costs WDIO reports The post Twin Cities gas prices expected to rise due to U S bombing of Iran appeared first on MinnPost