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In Party-Line Vote, Legislature Agrees To Let Some Members Participate Remotely

The House debate grew especially heated after Rep. Leslie Herod, who chairs the Black Legislative Democratic Caucus, asserted that the...

State 2-1-1 hotline expands to hear coronavirus discrimination claims

“Expanding the 2-1-1 hotline to cover worker protections and medical bias will give us additional data to provide a rapid and targeted...

‘Is This What Dead Is Like?’ Colorado Woman Survives The Coronavirus After 10 Days On A Ventilator

State Rep. Leslie Herod, a Democrat from Denver, pointed out that African Americans make up 35 percent of RTD bus drivers and 22 percent...

Biden Helped Make LGBT History—Will That Be Enough?

“The Biden team does not just have people of color and LGBT people up front, as a kind of figurehead,” Herod told The Daily Beast. “There...

Colorado House and Senate Democrats criticize anti-Semitic language, House Minority Leader

"Young black men are being followed in stores, especially when wearing a bandanna or face covering," said Rep. Leslie Herod of Denver....

Advocacy groups request administration take equity steps in pandemic response

“To address the impact that generational oppression has had on the health of black, brown and immigrant communities,” said Rep. Leslie...

How lobbyists and panicked Denverites kept liquor stores and marijuana dispensaries open during coro

“I was watching the press conference and when he said that, I knew it was the wrong decision and it was a decision that was made on the...

State Rep. Leslie Herod Wants Colorado To Start Looking For Racial Disparities In Coronavirus Outcom

“They're more likely to be in low wage jobs They're more likely to be in positions where they don't have the option of staying home,” she...

Caring for Denver Foundation opens "alternatives to jail" applications for $7 million

“When we don’t adequately fund mental health and substance misuse, we pay for it in the criminal justice system, the child welfare...

Criminal justice advocates call for pause of court costs during COVID-19 outbreak

“Colorado families are already struggling to put food on the table amidst the worst economic downturn since the Great Recession,” said...

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Colorado Lawmaker Pushes For Accountability Amid Review Of Ketamine Use In Police Encounters

Rep. Leslie Herod joins CU Boulder BIPOC community call for police divestment on campus

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Parents Of Elijah McClain Sue City Of Aurora, Colo., And Police Over His Death

Colorado Democrats applaud Biden's pick of Kamala Harris as running mate; GOP scowls

Colorado Police Dramatically Cut Enforcement Actions Amid Pandemic, New Accountability Law

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Colorado takes a giant step toward police reform

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