(The Center Square) – Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order in an attempt to provide immediate relief amid record-high diesel prices.
Minnesota’s agricultural, timber, and fuel-transport industries have been particularly hard hit by the high diesel prices, which Walz’ office said are fueled by “President Donald Trump’s reckless war with Iran.”
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