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Seth Klamann
Seth Klamann covers politics, immigration and the state house for The Denver Post. A proud Kansas City native and University of Missouri grad, he previously worked for the Colorado Springs Gazette, the Casper Star-Tribune and the Omaha World-Herald. Outside of work, he enjoys watching soccer, going on road trips and eating fried food.
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In a tiny Colorado town, infighting dissolved the government. Now the water’s running out.
A tangled web of interpersonal feuds has left the town of Hartman with no clear path out of a situation thatap not covered by any state law.

After police funding initiative passed, Colorado lawmakers want voters to know the cost of some ballot questions
The proposal is aimed at ballot measures that seek to increase state spending without an attached funding source, such as a tax increase.

Colorado lawmakers’ third attempt to slow public records responses fails in committee vote
"When governments start hiding or even appearing to hide, itap a bad thing for representative democracy," Sen. Katie Wallace said shortly before voting against the bill.

Colorado Democrats blast Gov. Jared Polis as he again hints at intervening in Tina Peters’ prison sentence
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has again signaled that he thinks Tina Peters' prison sentence was too harsh as he considers granting some form of clemency -- though not a full...

Amid Trump election threats, Colorado House passes bill that would extend mail voting, drop-off periods
“Coloradans deserve to cast their ballot without barriers, and this bill safeguards against federal interference in our elections and makes it easier to vote," said Rep. Emily Sirota of Denver.

Colorado’s House, Senate advance pair of gun control bills targeting 3D printing, barrel sales
Both measures were exclusively backed by Democrats, who hold nearly 2-to-1 majorities in both chambers.

Colorado lawmakers debate limits on police surveillance, data and tech: ‘It’s not just coming down the pipe — it’s here’
"When this crazy liberal from Denver and this libertarian from El Paso County sit in front of you, that means there is a legitimate community concern," state Rep. Jennifer Bacon...

Colorado law firm accuses Western Slope sheriff of illegal coordination with ICE
A Denver law firm accused the Garfield County Sheriff's Office on Thursday of illegally coordinating the arrest and transfer of an immigrant without proper legal status last year.

Gov. Jared Polis moves to end his monthslong effort to comply with an ICE subpoena
Attorneys representing Gov. Jared Polis informed a Denver judge that the governor wanted a ruling that would indefinitely block him from ordering the release of information -- something he'd fought.

Colorado slashes rape kit testing backlog, but lag time still tops 6 months — 3 times as long as standard
The reduced backlog represents a significant improvement from last June's testing lag of 450 days. Both auditors and CBI officials said the CBI should be able to hit 90 days...