Seth Klamann

Immigration reporter

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.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis speaks to members of the media during a news conference in the governor鈥檚 office after the end of the 2024 legislative session at the Colorado State Capitol in Denver on May 9, 2024. Behind him are House Speaker Julie McCluskie and then-Senate President Steve Fenberg. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Gov. Jared Polis calls on lawmakers to cut spending, raise revenue and tap reserves to close new budget gap

August 6, 2025 at 5:26 p.m.

For the third consecutive year, Gov. Jared Polis is summoning Colorado lawmakers back to the Capitol for a special session -- this time to close a budget gap ripped open...

The Colorado State Capitol building in Denver, photographed on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

New Colorado laws taking effect Aug. 6, from AI-generated ‘revenge porn’ to regulations on bad landlords

August 5, 2025 at 5:54 p.m.

Amid the rise of artificial intelligence, a new law allows Coloradans to sue over the release or threatened release of a fake but "highly realistic" and intimate image of them.

FILE – A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer listens during a briefing, Jan. 27, 2025, in Silver Spring, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

ICE arrests passenger from vehicle that fled Colorado Springs operation

August 1, 2025 at 4:42 p.m.

Immigration authorities have arrested one occupant of a car that allegedly tried to ram law enforcement in Colorado Springs on Thursday.

Gov. Jared Polis directs Colorado agencies to expedite clean energy projects after Congress clips tax credits

August 1, 2025 at 12:23 p.m.

Gov. Jared Polis is directing state agencies to prioritize clean energy projects in a bid to make use of tax credits that are set to expire early under President Donald...

The Aurora ICE Processing Center, as seen on Sept. 15, 2023, in Aurora, Colorado. (Photo by Daniel Brenner/Special to The Denver Post)

Reps. Jason Crow, Joe Neguse sue ICE over access to immigrant detention facilities

July 30, 2025 at 1:48 p.m.

"Blocking members of Congress from oversight visits to ICE facilities that house or otherwise detain immigrants clearly violates federal law -- and the Trump administration knows it," Neguse said.

Colorado House Speaker Julie McCluskie holds her head as she listens to Mark Ferrandino, executive director of the Office of State Planning and Budgeting, address legislative leadership about a shortfall of more than $950 million in this year鈥檚 state budget during a hearing at the Colorado State Capitol in Denver on July 30, 2025. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Colorado lawmakers must close new budget gap — reaching nearly $1 billion — caused by Trump tax bill

July 30, 2025 at 3:49 p.m.

"Even my colleagues don't realize how brutal it'll be to cut a billion dollars from a budget that we already cut by a billion dollars," the chair of Colorado's Joint...

Colorado state Rep. Ron Weinberg confers with a colleague as they listen to a hearing on a bill in the House chambers at the Colorado State Capitol in Denver on May 8, 2023. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Colorado lawmaker faces 鈥榖ullying鈥� claims from past Larimer County post, complaint from fellow legislator

July 29, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

People who interacted with Rep. Ron Weinberg when he chaired the Larimer County GOP detailed inappropriate comments or behavior to The Denver Post, and on Friday, another legislator filed a...

The State Capitol is framed by buildings along Sherman Street Friday, June 27, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Conservative group, state senator sue Gov. Jared Polis over state’s move to continue taxing overtime pay

July 25, 2025 at 10:29 a.m.

A conservative advocacy group and a state senator sued Thursday over recent legislation requiring the continued taxing of overtime pay, arguing it violates the TABOR Amendment.

An officer with Homeland Security Investigations stands outside an armored vehicle in Denver on Feb. 5, 2025. The officer was part of a tactical team participating in immigration raids in Denver and Aurora. The team had been using the Best Buy parking lot at 4100 E Mexico Ave as a staging area for some of its operations.(Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

ICE announces arrests of 243 immigrants in metro Denver operation, alleging all had criminal histories

July 23, 2025 at 5:50 p.m.

Federal immigration authorities arrested at least 243 undocumented immigrants with varying criminal backgrounds in the Denver area in mid-July, ICE said Wednesday.

A design rendering released by Gov. Jared Polis' office on May 22, 2025, shows plans for the Colorado 150 Pedestrian Walkway connecting the state Capitol complex and Lincoln Veterans Memorial Park. Polis announced July 22 that he was withdrawing the idea in response to the results of an online survey of Coloradans. (Courtesy of Studio Gang)

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis drops plans for Capitol pedestrian bridge after more than 82,000 people reject it

July 22, 2025 at 6:14 p.m.

According to Gov. Polis' office, 94% of the survey's 87,686 respondents rejected the pedestrian bridge idea.

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Gov. Jared Polis calls on lawmakers to cut spending, raise revenue and tap reserves to close new budget gap

New Colorado laws taking effect Aug. 6, from AI-generated ‘revenge porn’ to regulations on bad landlords

ICE arrests passenger from vehicle that fled Colorado Springs operation

Gov. Jared Polis directs Colorado agencies to expedite clean energy projects after Congress clips tax credits

Reps. Jason Crow, Joe Neguse sue ICE over access to immigrant detention facilities

Colorado lawmakers must close new budget gap — reaching nearly $1 billion — caused by Trump tax bill

Conservative group, state senator sue Gov. Jared Polis over state’s move to continue taxing overtime pay

ICE announces arrests of 243 immigrants in metro Denver operation, alleging all had criminal histories

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis drops plans for Capitol pedestrian bridge after more than 82,000 people reject it