Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica

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Jennifer Smith Richards is a reporter for ProPublica that pursues stories about abuses of power — often focusing on schools and education — and stories about private businesses throughout the Midwest.

Contact Jennifer via email: jennifer.smithrichards@propublica.org

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