State Bill To Allow Pharmacists To Administer HIV Prevention Drugs
"A bill is moving through the state legislature which would allow pharmacists to dispense HIV prevention drugs without a prescription...
HIV Prevention Bill Introduced on Legislative Session Opening Day
“Thank you to Rep. Alex Valdez and Rep. Leslie Herod for introducing this bill to help reduce the rates of HIV infection in Colorado....
Get ready, Colorado: The 2020 Democratic presidential primary will soon be in your face
"The national polls are wide open — you see movement and change pretty often, so I think Colorado (also) is still deciding where we are...
Colorado lawmakers want fewer people awaiting trial in jail
“It’s really about access to justice,” said Rep. Leslie Herod, a Democrat from Denver who serves as vice chair on the House Judiciary...
Rep. Leslie Herod honored for child advocacy by Illuminate Colorado
“We have a duty to help strengthen these vulnerable families by providing real treatment options for new moms and keeping mother and...
When is body camera video released of police shootings in Colorado? It depends where you live.
"This is why you need uniform state laws,” said Chad Marlow, a senior advocacy and policy counsel for the ACLU who helped the town of...
The Denver Art Museum has an unusually large, practically exclusive Monet exhibition. So what?
“I think it’s so important that this is here, not only for the Denver community but for people across Colorado,” said Rep. Leslie Herod,...
2019 NEWSED Civil Rights Awards
"Herod became the first LGBTQ African American in the General Assembly in 2016. She has worked on numerous things including giving every...
Castro Gives Trump a Slap, Harris Gets a New Rap, and Stacey Abrams Sets a VP Thirst Trap: The Root’
"Harris has been rolling out endorsements this week, from former Congressional Black Caucus Chair Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio) to Leslie Herod,...
Presidential candidate Kamala Harris lands Colorado endorsements
"Senator Harris knows what it means to fight for justice -- and that’s why she’s earned my support,” Herod, chair of the Black Democratic...
