Seth Klamann

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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.

State Sen. Sonya Jaquez Lewis addresses other senators in the Senate chambers at the Colorado State Capitol

Former state senator now faces investigation by Denver, Boulder district attorneys after resigning amid ethics probe

March 11, 2025 at 4:21 p.m.

Former state Sen. Sonya Jaquez Lewis resigned her Senate seat last month just hours before the ethics committee was set to deliberate about whether she had mistreated her aides.

The Colorado State Capitol as lawmakers returned for a special legislative session to address property taxes, in Denver on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Colorado lawmakers advance public records law changes, while protecting their own open-meeting exemptions

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

Both measures are part of multiyear debates at the Colorado legislature about the state's transparency laws.

Jeff Bailey shops for bread in a nearly empty bread section at a King Soopers grocery store ahead of a winter storm on March 12, 2021, in Golden, Colorado, ahead of a heavy snowstorm. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)

Anti-price-gouging bill gets watered down, passes Colorado House

March 10, 2025 at 4:37 p.m.

The Colorado House passed a bill Monday that would curtail sudden price increases -- but only after limiting the measure to when the governor has issued a disaster declaration.

Colorado State Rep. Monica Duran speaks during a Democratic watch party at Number Thirty Eight in Denver on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

Colorado Democrats spar over legislation as party seeks direction in Trump era

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

In late February, the second-ranking Democrat in the Colorado House sat before a group of her colleagues and prepared to do something she had rarely done: voluntarily kill one of...

President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Federal judge orders release of withheld funding as Colorado leaders decry “real pain” of holdups

March 6, 2025 at 4:13 p.m.

A new court order for the Trump administration to release federal funding Thursday was the latest mandating the undoing of a sudden halt in spending that has plunged Colorado's industries,...

Erendida Soto cleans off the counter while waiting tables during the breakfast rush at the Sam's No. 3 diner in downtown Denver on Aug. 28, 2024. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Controversial restaurant wage bill vote delayed amid uncertain support from Colorado lawmakers

March 4, 2025 at 6:52 p.m.

A controversial bill intended to help struggling Colorado restaurants by cutting servers' pay stalled out Tuesday as the measure's sponsors attempted to shore up support from leery fellow Democrats.

Rep. Naquetta Ricks speaks during a press conference at the Colorado State Capitol building in Denver on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. A group of Democratic legislators unveiled three bills -- one to limit price gouging, another to target so-called "junk fees" and a third to limit the use of algorithms in rental housing. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Colorado House passes bill prohibiting hidden housing fees charged by landlords

March 4, 2025 at 2:57 p.m.

The Colorado legislature moved closer to banning certain kinds of hidden fees common in rental agreements Tuesday after the House passed a price transparency measure, sending it to the Senate.

Nearly $45 million in Colorado safety grants still frozen by Trump administration, officials say

March 4, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

Colorado and a coalition of other states are again asking a judge to require the Trump administration to unfreeze funding that the court had previously ordered to be unlocked.

Jane Dougherty shows the bullet-ridden pants worn by her sister Mary Sherlach, who was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, to members of the Colorado Senate's State, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee as lawmakers listen to testimony on Senate Bill 3 in the Old Supreme Court Chamber in the Colorado State Capitol in Denver on Jan. 28, 2025. The bill would enact limits on sales of a wide swath of semiautomatic firearms that accept detachable magazines. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Housing bills near the halfway point, key gun measure enters last leg in the Colorado legislature this week

March 3, 2025 at 10:56 a.m.

A slew of Democrat-backed housing bills are set to hit the midway point of the legislative process in the Colorado Capitol this week, including one taking aim at so-called "junk...

Rifles are lined up for sale at Firing-Line in Aurora, which bills itself as Colorado鈥檚 largest gun shop, in a 2012 file photo. A bill in the Colorado legislature鈥檚 2025 session, Senate Bill 3, would limit purchases of certain semiautomatic firearms that take detachable magazines to people who meet training and background check requirements. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Colorado Democrats are ready to pass a sweeping gun control bill. What would it do, and is it constitutional?

March 2, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

Colorado lawmakers are closing in on limiting sales of high-powered semiautomatic weapons in the state after two years of unsuccessful attempts. Here's a closer look at their approach this year.

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Former state senator now faces investigation by Denver, Boulder district attorneys after resigning amid ethics probe

Colorado lawmakers advance public records law changes, while protecting their own open-meeting exemptions

Anti-price-gouging bill gets watered down, passes Colorado House

Colorado Democrats spar over legislation as party seeks direction in Trump era

Federal judge orders release of withheld funding as Colorado leaders decry “real pain” of holdups

Controversial restaurant wage bill vote delayed amid uncertain support from Colorado lawmakers

Colorado House passes bill prohibiting hidden housing fees charged by landlords

Nearly $45 million in Colorado safety grants still frozen by Trump administration, officials say

Housing bills near the halfway point, key gun measure enters last leg in the Colorado legislature this week

Colorado Democrats are ready to pass a sweeping gun control bill. What would it do, and is it constitutional?