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.

People demonstrate in favor of abortion rights in front of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver on Monday, June 27, 2022. (Photo by Jintak Han/The Denver Post)

Flurry of floor votes, reproductive and election bill debates, and more in the Colorado legislature this week

April 14, 2025 at 12:17 p.m.

The Colorado legislature's two-week-long budget blitz has (mostly) ended, and we're now in the final weeks of the 2025 legislative session.

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Skeptical Gov. Jared Polis signs law blocking more grocery stores from selling hard liquor

April 11, 2025 at 12:56 p.m.

Colorado lawmakers put a cork into the state's alcohol laws and will prevent any more grocery stores from selling liquor under legislation signed into law by a skeptical Gov. Jared...

Rep. Shannon Bird listens during a Joint Budget Committee hearing at the Legislative Services Building in Denver on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

Colorado budget cuts — including hit for roads, loss of health workers — cause heartburn as lawmakers close gap

April 11, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

The Colorado state budget is moving closer to finalization, but lawmakers have continued grappling over $1.2 billion in proposed cuts, with critics warning that the proposed cuts and delays would...

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signs SB25-003 into law in the governor's office, surrounded by bill sponsors and their family members, at the Colorado State Capitol in Denver on Thursday, April 10, 2025. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Gov. Jared Polis signs sweeping gun law that adds requirements to buy certain semiautomatic weapons

April 10, 2025 at 6:33 p.m.

Gov. Jared Polis signed a sweeping gun-control measure into law Thursday, the culmination of years of effort by advocates and progressive Democrats to limit the sale of high-powered semiautomatic weapons...

Gov. Jared Polis delivered his state of the state address at House chamber of Colorado State Capitol building in Denver on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Polis threatens to veto bill addressing sentencing disparities between Colorado’s state and municipal courts

April 10, 2025 at 9:31 a.m.

Defendants in Colorado鈥檚 municipal courts can face much longer sentences than those in state court for the same petty offenses, The Denver Post previously found.

Now-President Donald Trump dances on stage during a campaign rally at the Gaylord Rockies Resort in Aurora, Colorado, on Oct. 11, 2024. The Republican presidential nominee spoke to a large crowd of around 10,000 people on the outskirts of Aurora. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Colorado officials ready legal defense fund against Trump cuts and potential investigations

April 8, 2025 at 5:02 p.m.

Colorado legislators are fast-tracking the creation of a $4 million fund to help Gov. Jared Polis' office defend against actions by the Trump administration -- including potential criminal investigations --...

Colorado state Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer, center, speaks at the podium during tributes to fellow senators and legislative staff in the Senate on the final day of the 2024 legislative session at the Colorado Capitol in Denver on May 8, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Colorado lawmakers back new election requirements for officials appointed to vacant seats

April 8, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

Colorado lawmakers in a House committee cleared a pair of bills Monday that would create new elections and reform the vacancy-filling process.

As viewed through a fisheye lens, the rotunda where portraits of presidents are displayed except for Donald Trump is shown after the painting was removed from the wall of the rotunda in the Colorado State Capitol building following complaints about the likeness from Trump, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Budget week part 2: A flurry of election reforms and more this week in the Colorado legislature

April 7, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.

It's Budget Crunch: Part II in the state Capitol this week, as the state budget and several dozen spending measures hit the House.

Supporters holds signs during a news conference calling for housing and eviction reforms

Tenants facing eviction could get jury trial under bill before Colorado legislature

April 7, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

The jury option guaranteed under the bill generally would not apply to tenants facing eviction because they didn't pay their rent, which is the basis for most eviction cases.

Federal law enforcement officers detain two men during an immigration enforcement operation at the Cedar Run Apartments on South Oneida Street in Denver on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. ICE raids were conducted at multiple apartment buildings across the metro area. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Colorado lawmakers introduce bill to expand protections for undocumented immigrants

April 4, 2025 at 3:51 p.m.

The bill's Democratic sponsors have been drafting the measure for weeks, and its introduction has been delayed amid negotiations with a leery Gov. Jared Polis.

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Flurry of floor votes, reproductive and election bill debates, and more in the Colorado legislature this week

Skeptical Gov. Jared Polis signs law blocking more grocery stores from selling hard liquor

Colorado budget cuts — including hit for roads, loss of health workers — cause heartburn as lawmakers close gap

Gov. Jared Polis signs sweeping gun law that adds requirements to buy certain semiautomatic weapons

Polis threatens to veto bill addressing sentencing disparities between Colorado’s state and municipal courts

Colorado officials ready legal defense fund against Trump cuts and potential investigations

Colorado lawmakers back new election requirements for officials appointed to vacant seats

Budget week part 2: A flurry of election reforms and more this week in the Colorado legislature

Tenants facing eviction could get jury trial under bill before Colorado legislature

Colorado lawmakers introduce bill to expand protections for undocumented immigrants