Erin Rhoda, Bangor Daily News

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Erin Rhoda is the editor of Maine Focus, a team that conducts journalism investigations and projects at the Bangor Daily News.

She also writes for the newspaper, often centering her work on domestic and sexual violence, public health and the future of rural communities.

Contact Erin via email: erhoda@bangordailynews.com

illustration showing numerous hands of government officials pointed toward maine.

Two transgender girls, six federal agencies. How Trump is trying to pressure Maine into obedience.

Maine said it wouldn’t break state law to follow President Donald Trump’s order barring transgender girls from playing girls’ sports. Then came a barrage of investigations and threats.

ByCallie Ferguson, Bangor Daily News Erin Rhoda, Bangor Daily News Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica

March 12, 2025