ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — Republican state senators continued to lobby for more government restrictions on who can play girls' sports on Thursday, demanding more from Gov. Kathy Hochul in a letter. Citing safety concerns and fairness issues, they met with Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman—a potential Republican candidate for governor of New York in 2026—to advocate for a full ban on transgender girls on school teams.

The push follows President Donald Trump's February executive order—"Keeping men out of women's sports"—directing federal agencies to cut funding from schools that accept transgender girl players, to whom Republicans consistently refer as biological males. They also consistently referred to Siena polls showing that most New Yorkers want high school athletes to compete amon

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