(St. Paul, MN) – Congressman Tom Emmer and Minnesota’s Republican delegation are calling on Governor Tim Walz to reverse state high school league policies that let students compete based on gender identity. They argue the rules violate Title Nine (IX) and jeopardize fairness and safety in girls’ sports. Federal officials recently warned Minnesota could lose funding over the policy. Supporters of inclusion say Minnesota law protects transgender students and that the policy has worked for nearly a decade without issue. This also comes weeks after the state’s Supreme Court ruled in favor of trans powerlifter JayCee Cooper, ruling sports leagues can’t discriminate against trans people, as said in the Minnesota Human Rights Act. Federal courts continue to weigh national Title Nine (IX) cases that could set precedent.