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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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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...

Colorado lawmakers’ State of the Union guests include former ICE detainee, Evergreen High student
“I hope no one else has to go through what I did, and I hope my story and presence can help inspire change for a better future," said Caroline Dias...

Lawmakers take on Big Data, housing bills, ICE liability in the Colorado legislature this week
Welcome to another Monday in the state Capitol, folks. Lawmakers are settling in for a week of housing debates and efforts to limit the sharing of Big Data -- and...

Flawed analysis caused Colorado Medicaid program’s costs to surge and made it ‘attractive’ to fraud
"We literally alerted them, and they did nothing until about two years later," said Kelly Milan, the founder of the Colorado Transportation Alliance, about HCPF's high rates used to pay...

Faced with veto threat, Colorado lawmakers remove family court section from trans youth bill
In a statement Wednesday evening, Gov. Jared Polis' spokeswoman Ally Sullivan said he "opposed the contradictory and troublesome family law provisions in the legislation."