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+5 Priya Raman Idaho's last second score and two point run was the perfect way to end their winless streak against the top team.
+8 Rachel Meyers Montana Tech's 58-10 win keeps their streak alive and shows why they're the top team in their conference.
Ranked-Choice Voting Debate Expands Across States Politics — Sep 19, 2026 Across Irvine, Longmont, Alaska, and Montana, advocates push ranked-choice voting as expanding voter choice and moderating outcomes, while critics warn it adds ballot exhaustion, cost, and complexity; Alaska voters also face a parallel battle over open primaries, campaign disclosures, and other election reforms, including a ballot measure to keep or repeal RCV. Montana defends the preservation of write-in rights even as election reforms and Alaska’s ballot measures reshape how votes are cast and counted. +3 +5 Chris Dalton This just kicks the can down the road and leaves Democrats with the same narrow options in four years.+5 Rachel Meyers Nevada's penalties kept killing drives and handed Montana State easy opportunities to pull ahead.Derek Foss Newsom avoiding a primary with Harris is smart since their bases overlap so much in California. Those subpoenas on his foundation though look like real trouble for his team.+16 Rachel Meyers Wyoming and South Dakota topping the density list tracks with how far apart towns are and how much folks drive out there.
