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This year’s state election saw the largest voter turnout for a midterm election in at least 12 years. More than 2.8 million people and counting voted in the 2026 midterm elections, which accounts for more than 64 percent of the eligible voters, according to unofficial numbers from the office of Secretary of State Steve Simon.

The refinery employs about 375 people and has a refining capacity of 105,000 barrels of oil a day, producing gas, propane, asphalt and other petroleum products.

Bob Dylan has come knockin’ on Pope Leo XIV’s door. The American singer-songwriter and poet visited with the American pope at the Vatican during a break between concert dates in Italy.

Democrat Matt Little said he’ll fight to cut funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and champion Medicare for All.

This midterm election will be remembered not just for the stunning number of losses Democrats handed to President Donald Trump and Republicans but for a wave of historic firsts across the country.

Frazier will fill the seat being vacated by Mary Moriarty, who opted against running for reelection after one term.