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 from a doctor. The bill passed out of its first committee on Friday." Read full article #LeslieHerod #2020LegislativeSession #HIV #HIVPrevention #healthcare
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. Read full article #LeslieHerod #2020LegislativeSession #HIV #HIVPrevention #healthcare
Hogwarts Houses, Colorado Edition
"Leslie Herod, Colorado State Representative District 8’s legislator displays a wealth of knowledge about prison reform, health care, and more and knows how to get things done: 73 percent of her bills passed during her first term." Read full article #criminaljusticereform #LeslieHerod #prisonreform #healthcare #Ravenclaw
SINE DIE HARD: The good and the bad during an ugly Legislative session
"From guns to needles to empty freight trains, Colorado’s 2019 legislative session has been, like so many others before it, a spellbinding morass. Here are a few of the most important, controversial and peculiar new laws to make it out of the Gold Dome this year, many with direct Aurora ties." "Colorado lawmakers delivered many of newly minted Gov. Jared Polis’ first-term priorities, but minority Republicans also claimed some victories by the last day of the session, especial
OPINION: Legislative Wrap-up, by Colorado Center on Law and Policy
"Today is the last day of the 2019 legislative session in Denver, and here’s where things stand with the bills that Colorado Center on Law and Policy has led or helped develop this year:" Read full article #LeslieHerod #2019LegislativeSession #healthcare #employment #housing #homelessness
Here are several impactful issues that Colorado lawmakers will tackle early in the new legislative s
"Second chances seems to be a theme for this upcoming session, which is why Democratic Representative Leslie Herod is introducing a bill to change job applications." "We know if you have a prior conviction in Colorado," Herod said. "When you apply for a job, you have to check a box saying you have a prior conviction. This stops people from speaking one-on-one and saying 'this happened in my past, but I'm ready to move forward and explain themselves.' We want to ban the box in
Denver Ballot Initiative Aims To Finance Mental Health, Substance Abuse Programs
A ballot initiative in Denver could bring in tens of millions of dollars a year to help those with mental health and substance disorder issues. State lawmaker Leslie Herod, a Denver Democrat, is spearheading the "Caring 4 Denver" campaign. She says the proposal makes financial sense because if it’s passed by voters it could fund a variety of mental health programs. The proposal calls for a one-quarter of 1 percent sales tax -- that's 25 cents on a $100 purchase. Read full ar
