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Minnesota lawmakers consider easing limits on GPS trackers to help police counter carjackers
https://www.twincities.com/2022/02/10/minnesota-lawmakers-consider-easing-limits-on-gps-trackers-to-help-police-counter-carjackers/
Minnesota lawmaker pushes for high-tech solution to carjackings and high-speed chases
https://kstp.com/kstp-news/minnesota-lawmaker-pushes-for-high-tech-solution-to-carjackings-and-high-speed-chases/ By Jay Kolls Rep. Kelly Moller, (DFL) Shoreview, told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS she plans to introduce legislation that will make it a bit easier for law...
“I’m an E4 whose sex assault case was mishandled by civilian police. Here’s how we changed state laws for the better”
https://www.armytimes.com/opinion/2022/01/10/im-an-e4-whose-sex-assault-case-was-mishandled-by-civilian-police-heres-how-we-changed-state-laws-for-the-better/ By Sheyla Scholl I was at the peak of my split option enlistment when I was sexually assaulted by another...
Minnesota lawmakers close ‘intoxication loophole’ in rape law
https://www.twincities.com/2021/06/30/mn-lawmakers-close-loophole-in-rape-law/
‘Representation absolutely matters’: Historic class of women shaping Minnesota policy, budgets
https://www.startribune.com/representation-absolutely-matters-historic-class-of-women-shaping-minnesota-policy-budgets/600044566/ A historic class of women is shaping policy and holding influential leadership positions at the Minnesota Capitol, a building that, when...
Rep. Kelly Moller recognized as ‘Legislator of the Year’ by School Social Workers
SAINT PAUL – The Minnesota School Social Workers Association (MSSWA) has announced its selection of Rep. Kelly Moller (DFL – Shoreview) as 2020 Legislator of the Year. In bestowing the honor upon her, the group cited Rep. Moller’s commitment to ensuring safe schools,...
Rep. Moller bill to strengthen student mental health signed into law
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 –...
‘Blue wall of silence’: When the sexual assault suspect is a police officer
Moller is carrying a bill to require sexual assault cases involving police officers to be investigated by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
Two bills aimed at supporting mental health at schools throughout Minnesota
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...
Minnesota legislator wants to decriminalize adultery
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...