Three Democrat-run states are risking $10 billion in federal funding to continue allowing boys in girls’ bathrooms and sports teams on schoolchildren, and the Trump administration is cracking down.
On February 25th, Attorney General Pam Bondi sent warning letters to California, Maine, and Minnesota for defying federal anti-discrimination laws. All three blue states still require girls to compete against boys in sports, a violation of Title IX of the Educational Amendments Act of 1972. Bondi vows to sue or seek termination of federal funding to states refusing to comply with the law.
How much is at risk?
In 2024 Maine was awarded $276 million funded by tax dollars through the U.S. Department of Education. Minnesota was granted over $937 million, and California risks losing over $8 billion in federal education funding. In addition, these three states received nearly $1 billion for USDA school nutrition programs.