Boulder’s Motus Theater Is Ready To Share Its Activist Art With A National Audience
"This month, it’ll host a virtual show on April 5 (visit motustheater.org for more details) featuring multiple state legislators, including Representative Leslie Herod." Read full article
Denver leaders host virtual town hall to address community concerns around COVID-19
"As the public struggles to keep up with constant developments around COVID-19, many Colorado lawmakers are doing what they can — albeit virtually — to provide accurate information and combat circulating rumors while maintaining social distancing guidelines. House Majority Leader Alec Garnett and Rep. Leslie Herod, both Denver Democrats, hosted a telephonic town hall Sunday afternoon to do just that." Read full article
Things to Do in Denver Without Leaving Your Home
"Legislators Leslie Herod, Barbara McLachlan, Serena Lucha Gonzales-Gutierrez and Kerry Donovan will stand in the shoes of four Colorado undocumented women who sought sanctuary by reading their stories aloud, from their homes across Colorado." Read full article
New Law Stops ICE Agents from Arresting Immigrants in Colorado Courthouses
Thanks to a bill signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis this week, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will no longer be allowed to make arrests at Colorado courthouses, where agents have been increasingly present. Read full article
Denver state, local leaders launch citywide phone bank to connect community to COVID-19 services
Elected leaders representing Denver at the state and local level are organizing a citywide phone bank to connect the city’s older residents to support services to help them navigate the coronavirus crisis. Read full article
Gov. Polis signs two new executive orders aimed at coronavirus relief
“This is vital and I support it. We must keep offenders and our correctional officers safe and as healthy as possible.” Read full article
Colorado places a moratorium on new prison intakes during pandemic
“The virus will strike there,” Herod said of prisons. “I’m encouraged that the governor recognizes this fact and is taking important steps to contain its spread...We must keep offenders and our correctional officers safe and as healthy as possible.” Read full article
ICE can no longer make civil arrests at courthouses in Colorado
Rep. Leslie Herod, D-Denver, said the bill sends a message that everyone deserves protections, particularly at a time when immigrants are fearful of accessing services. Read full article
Caring for Denver to distribute $565K in coronavirus aid
The Caring for Denver Foundation handed out $565,000 in grants Tuesday to help front-line responders during the COVID-19 crisis to quickly respond to emerging mental health needs and substance misuse issues as the crisis bears down. Read full article
Colorado attorney general urges student loan servicers, other creditors to pause debt collection eff
"Today, alongside House Majority Leader Alec Garnett and Rep. Leslie Herod, I urge student loan servicers, creditors, and debt collectors to refrain from mandatory debt collection efforts from those who are unable to pay because of their financial circumstance." Read full article
