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State Bill To Allow Pharmacists To Administer HIV Prevention Drugs

Should Colorado employers be banned from telling employees how to style their hair?

Should Colorado employers be banned from telling employees how to style their hair?

"This bill will bar discrimination based on ethnic hair styles," Rep. Leslie Herod (D-Denver) said. "They have the ability to bring this to the civil rights commission and file a claim." "The bill applies all races, and to both men and women." Read full article #LeslieHerod #discrimination #hair #naturalhair #CrownAct

Idaho wants to send 1,000 prisoners to live in closed private prison on Colorado’s Eastern Plains

Idaho wants to send 1,000 prisoners to live in closed private prison on Colorado’s Eastern Plains

“Two lawmakers, Rep. Leslie Herod and Sen. Julie Gonzales, introduced a bill earlier this month that would allow the re-opening of a closed state prison to replace private prison beds and would require the Colorado Department of Corrections to study how it could end the use of private corrections companies by 2025.” Read full article #LeslieHerod #JulieGonzale #privateprisons #prison #criminaljustice

"It makes me feel safer to be who I am”: Colorado House bill aims to ban discrimination against

"It makes me feel safer to be who I am”: Colorado House bill aims to ban discrimination against

“It’s time we make a clear statement in Colorado that discrimination in that form is not OK and be very explicit in the fact that people who choose to wear their hairstyle in way that reflects their culture, their heritage, that that should be embraced and not discriminated against,” Herod said." Read full article #LeslieHerod #discrimination #hair #naturalhair #CrownAct

The Polis administration wants to open a state prison ASAP. Here’s why lawmakers haven’t signed off

HIV Prevention Bill Introduced on Legislative Session Opening Day

State officials react to closure of Cheyenne Mountain prison

Colorado would repay first 2 years of student loans for grads who stay in state under “Get On Your F

Colorado would repay first 2 years of student loans for grads who stay in state under “Get On Your F

“Senate Majority Leader Steve Fenberg, a Boulder Democrat, Rep. Leslie Herod, a Democrat representing District 9, and Rep. Julie McCluskie, a Democrat representing District 61, plan to sponsor the “Get On Your Feet” bill, modeled after a program established a few years ago in New York. Read full article #LeslieHerod #children #SteveFenberg #JulieMcCluskie #2020LegislativeSession #GetOnYourFeet #studentloans

Get ready, Colorado: The 2020 Democratic presidential primary will soon be in your face

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 in the primary,” Herod said. But she will be watching for candidates to address the concerns of Colorado, she said, and hire Coloradans to staff robust state campaign operations." Read full article #LeslieHerod #2020Elections #2020PresidentialRace #DemocraticRace

Colorado lawmakers want fewer people awaiting trial in jail

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 Committee. Herod said her goal is to “dismantle the racism and the classism” that exists within Colorado’s criminal justice system." Read full article #criminaljustice #LeslieHerod #prisonpopulation #cashbond #mentalhealth

Rep. Leslie Herod honored for child advocacy by Illuminate Colorado

Gov. Jared Polis, Black Legislative Caucus honor Denver's 'Daddy Bruce'

Gov. Jared Polis, Black Legislative Caucus honor Denver's 'Daddy Bruce'

“How many families have gathered around their dining room table before a holiday feast, courtesy of Daddy Bruce Randolph and the annual tradition he started,” Rep. Leslie Herod of Denver, who chairs the caucus, said in a statement. “His legacy lives on in the street that was named for him, Bruce Randolph High School, and the annual food giveaway which continues to feed thousands even after his passing." Read full article #LeslieHerod #DaddyBruceRandolph #BruceRandolph #Thanks

School safety forum at Colorado Christian University focuses on 'presumption of force' solut

School safety forum at Colorado Christian University focuses on 'presumption of force' solut

"Last year, the General Assembly appropriated $35 million for school safety grants. At the time, some legislators were unhappy with the intended use of the money." “Our kids have not asked for more armed guards in our schools,” tweeted Rep. Leslie Herod, D-Denver." Read full article #shootings #LeslieHerod #schoolshootings #gunviolence #schoolsafety

State Rep. Leslie Herod announces endorsements for Denver School Board

Colorado’s New Era of Ill Will

How to Take Action Against Hate

How to Take Action Against Hate

“Even if it’s not a community you’re very familiar with, let them know you support them in private and in public.” That can also mean confronting hateful speech online, says state Representative Leslie Herod. “You don’t have to continue to engage, but call it out for what it is, because just hearing someone speak up can make a world of difference.” Read full article #LeslieHerod #hate #hatecrime

The Denver Art Museum has an unusually large, practically exclusive Monet exhibition. So what?

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, who serves as chair of the art caucus for the state’s General Assembly. “Our young people are going to be coming from all over to see this. They’ll never maybe leave Colorado, they might not ever go to Paris or to the Netherlands, but they’ll be able to experience this and feel this, and it’s just so amazing. It’s really transformative.” Rea

Could Colorado end the use of private prisons by 2025? Lawmakers want to find out.

Could Colorado end the use of private prisons by 2025? Lawmakers want to find out.

"State Rep. Leslie Herod, a Denver Democrat who chairs the committee on prison population management, said she assumes she would carry the potential bill in the House." “We have to ensure that (prisoners) are set up to succeed and that there’s not profiteering that’s happening on the backs of our criminal justice system,” Herod said." Read full article #criminaljusticereform #LeslieHerod #prisonreform #privateprisons

2019 NEWSED Civil Rights Awards

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 Colorado newborn a $100 college kickstarter account, requiring that county jails provide free tampons and other hygiene products and has restored voting rights for over 11,000 Coloradans.” Read full article #LeslieHerod #civilrights

The ruling that gave a jolt to the supervised injection site debate

The ruling that gave a jolt to the supervised injection site debate

"While it’s unclear if, and what kind of impact, the Philadelphia ruling could have in Colorado, State Representative Leslie Herod (D-Denver) said it wouldn’t be a direct impact, since the ruling was made out of state." Read full article #LeslieHerod #criminaljusticereform #SupervisedUse #harmreduction #supervisedinjectionsite #drugepidemic

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