SAINT PAUL – Tuesday, Governor Tim Walz signed bipartisan legislation authored by Rep. Kelly Moller (DFL – Shoreview) into law which would require all licensed teachers to receive mental health training. Currently, only teachers in licensure Tiers 3 and 4 –...
Elisabeth Samson Lee sat alone in her office one quiet afternoon stuffing envelopes when a co-worker came up behind her, reached into her lap and rubbed his fingers across her crotch before grabbing an envelope. Horrified, she shot up and pushed her way past the man,...
Some lawmakers and community leaders say mental health challenges are on the rise for Minnesota students, and some schools are not equipped to handle them. Rep. Kelly Moller, DFL-Shoreview, is the chief author of two different pieces of mental health legislation...
If a married woman has sex with a man other than her husband, whether he’s married or not, both are guilty of adultery under Minnesota law. It’s a law that dates back to Minnesota’s territorial days, when many early states were adding similar language to their statute...
For far too long, Minnesota’s arcane sexual harassment policy has failed both employees and employers. A 2018 Star Tribune Minnesota Poll reported that nearly two out of three women in the state have personally experienced sexual harassment. We hope that...