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.

Sens. Julie Gonzales, left, and Tom Sullivan, two of the sponsors of Senate Bill 3, address members of the Senate's State, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee as they talk about the legislation in the Old Supreme Court in the Colorado State Capitol in Denver on Jan. 28, 2025. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Colorado Senate gives initial approval to semiautomatic weapons bill — after a major change allowing purchases

February 14, 2025 at 4:55 p.m.

The now-amended bill, which does not outright prohibit the possession of any firearms and would not take away guns that people already own, is set for a final vote in...

Alexander Cisneros, third from left. a former East High School student with the group Students Demand Action, gives his testimony to members of the Colorado Senate's State, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee as they talk about a gun bill in the Old Supreme Court in the Colorado State Capitol in Denver on Jan. 28, 2025. Senate Bill 3 would effectively enact a ban on a wide sweep of semiautomatic firearms considered assault weapons. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Colorado Senate debate on key gun bill goes late after it gives initial approval to labor law overhaul

February 14, 2025 at 8:55 a.m.

The Colorado Senate conducted the first floor debates Thursday on a bill that would make it easier for workers to negotiate a key provision of union contracts and another that...

Colorado House Minority Leader Rose Pugliese, a Colorado Springs Republican, left, and Speaker Julie McCluskie, a Dillon Democrat, get ready to address the House Appropriations Committee about a property tax relief bill during a special legislative session at the Colorado State Capitol in Denver on Aug. 26, 2024. Both are poised to back a draft bill that would direct the state auditor to review a raft of business-related regulations. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Audit of Colorado pollution, labor regulations is part of draft bill supported by legislative and business leaders

February 13, 2025 at 8:59 a.m.

The proposal is a bipartisan response to calls from business groups and Gov. Jared Polis -- amid industry concerns about a regulatory pile-on -- to ease the cost of doing...

The Colorado State Capitol Building, photographed in Denver on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Colorado’s Medicaid authority terminates transportation provider, capping week of confusion

February 12, 2025 at 6:20 p.m.

Colorado's Medicaid authority terminated its contract with one of the state's largest transportation providers late Wednesday, capping nearly a week of suspensions, lawsuits and uncertainty.

The Colorado State Capitol building in Denver on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Colorado Medicaid program battles new problems — with few answers — after transport fraud scheme

February 12, 2025 at 6:07 p.m.

State health officials suspended one of Colorado's largest Medicaid transportation providers last week after accusing it of fraud -- only to abruptly withdraw the suspension this week after the company...

President Donald Trump reads the first of three Executive Orders he will sign in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Monday, Jan. 23, 2017. This one concerned the withdrawal of the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

At least $570 million in federal funding for Colorado still in limbo amid Trump freeze, officials say

February 10, 2025 at 3:56 p.m.

Hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding tapped for Colorado climate and health projects is still being withheld by the Trump administration, state and federal officials say.

Members of the Senate's State, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee 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 limit or ban sales of a wide swath of semiautomatic firearms that accept detachable magazines. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Gun control bill and labor fights, a party-line Jan. 6 resolution and more in the Colorado legislature this week

February 10, 2025 at 12:38 p.m.

It's going to be a busy week in the Colorado legislature as bills on gun control, abortion rights protections and price gouging move through the chambers.

State Rep. Jennifer Bacon, then vice chair of the Colorado House Judiciary Committee, asks questions to people giving testimony on House Bill 24-1292 in the Old State Library room at the Colorado Capitol in Denver on March 19, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

A year after bruising fight, attempt to protect police whistleblowers in Colorado is back in legislature

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

"This bill protects people who protect us."

Two women, who did not give their names, comfort each other after federal law enforcement officers conducted an immigration enforcement operation at their apartment building, 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)

Feds go door-to-door demanding IDs at Denver apartment complex: “I would never snitch on my neighbors,” resident says

February 5, 2025 at 5:44 p.m.

One resident answered her door at Cedar Run to find 鈥渟ix heavily-armed officers demanding ID,鈥� she said. After she provided identification, she told The Denver Post, they asked which of...

Protesters rally outside the Colorado Capitol building in Denver on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. Thousands gathered at the Capitol to protest earlier ICE raids around the Denver area. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Denver protest against President Trump, ICE raids draws thousands outside state Capitol

February 6, 2025 at 7:08 a.m.

A growing crowd of thousands filled the west lawn of the Colorado State Capitol early Wednesday afternoon, spilling onto Lincoln Street and marching down nearby roads as they protested President...

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Colorado Senate gives initial approval to semiautomatic weapons bill — after a major change allowing purchases

Colorado Senate debate on key gun bill goes late after it gives initial approval to labor law overhaul

Audit of Colorado pollution, labor regulations is part of draft bill supported by legislative and business leaders

Colorado’s Medicaid authority terminates transportation provider, capping week of confusion

Colorado Medicaid program battles new problems — with few answers — after transport fraud scheme

At least $570 million in federal funding for Colorado still in limbo amid Trump freeze, officials say

Gun control bill and labor fights, a party-line Jan. 6 resolution and more in the Colorado legislature this week

A year after bruising fight, attempt to protect police whistleblowers in Colorado is back in legislature

Feds go door-to-door demanding IDs at Denver apartment complex: “I would never snitch on my neighbors,” resident says

Denver protest against President Trump, ICE raids draws thousands outside state Capitol