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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
