# Gas prices spike due to refinery issues; Legislative update

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Podcast: [Minnesota Today](https://stenobird.com/podcast/minnesota-today-413993)
Published: 2026-05-15T22:43:01+00:00
Episode link: https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2026/05/15/gas-prices-spike-due-to-refinery-issues-legislative-update
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## Resource

An oil analyst says refining issues in the nearby Great Lakes region has contributed to a gas price spike in Minnesota. The platform GasBuddy says the average price in the state as of today is about $4.45 a gallon, up nearly 30 cents from earlier this week. Minnesota Democratic lawmakers held a sit-in overnight at the Capitol.... demanding that Republican House Speaker Lisa Demuth let a gun violence prevention bill face a House vote.

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