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Forde-Yard Dash: The QBs Who Are Thriving in New Locales

D.J. Uiagalelei, Adrian Martinez and Bo Nix are among the group saying “I told ya so” to those who doubted them.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 25, 2022

Lions inactive players vs. Vikings in Week 3

The Detroit Lions inactive player list vs the Minnesota Vikings in Week 3 doesn't include any of the players who were questionable

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 25, 2022

Hemp-derived delta-8 skirts marijuana laws and raises health concerns

Suzan Kennedy has smoked marijuana, and says her Wisconsin roots mean she can handle booze, so she was not concerned earlier this year when a bartender in St. Paul, Minnesota, described a cocktail with the cannabinoid delta-8 THC as “a little bit potent.”

Tribune News Service · Sep 25, 2022

ICYMI: Top stories of the week

Early voting kicked off on Sept. 23 for voters in Minnesota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. On Sept. 24, it begins in Vermont and Virginia. 

Ballotpedia · Sep 23, 2022

In-person voting starts in Minnesota, 3 other early states

In-person voting for the midterm elections has started in Minnesota, South Dakota, Virginia and Wyoming, in a landscape that has changed since the pandemic drove a shift to mail balloting in the 2020 presidential contest

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2022

Another Commentary on the Fifth Circuit's Texas Social Media Law Decision

As I noted yesterday, I'm still trying to fully digest the Netchoice v. Paxton opinions, but I passed along two commentaries from top scholars on the subject, one entirely critical from Prof. Genevieve Lakier (Chicago) and one that's mostly critical from Prof. Alan Rozenshtein (Minnesota). I thought I'd also pass…

Reason · Sep 23, 2022

Minnesota governor pushes back against food fraud criticism

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is pushing back against critics who say his administration should have done more to thwart what federal prosecutors have called a scheme to take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to defraud the U.S. government of at least $250 million

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2022

Incumbent Craig, Kistner, and Overby running in Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District general election on Nov. 8

Angie Craig (D), Tyler Kistner (R), and Paula Overby (Legal Marijuana Now Party) are running in the general election in Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District on Nov. 8. 

Ballotpedia · Sep 22, 2022

4 Lions who must play well for Detroit to beat the Minnesota Vikings in Week 3

4 Lions who must play well for Detroit to beat the Minnesota Vikings in Week 3

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 22, 2022

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Ballotpedia · Sep 22, 2022