Gas prices

Bloomberg - As gasoline prices ratchet higher across the US due to the Iran war, several Midwestern states are seeing the steepest increases. That’s putting a strain on the very voters Republicans will need to try and keep control of Congress in the midterms.

• Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin have all borne the brunt of price hikes since the war began 10 weeks ago. Nationally the average is now less than 50 cents-a-gallon off the all-time high set during Joe Biden’s tenure.
• In Ohio, gasoline has surged 72%. That’s double the increase for California, long the poster child for sky-high fuel prices.