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.

Assault rifles are lined up for sale at the Firing-Line gun shop in Aurora on Dec. 17, 2012. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Colorado House passes bill to ban sale, purchase of “assault” weapons, sending measure to Senate

April 15, 2024 at 9:48 a.m.

For the first time in Colorado history, House Democrats passed a bill Sunday to ban the sale, purchase and transfer of so-called "assault weapons" in the state, setting the measure...

Colorado lawmakers prepare to relaunch criminal justice commissions amid skepticism from reformers

April 13, 2024 at 6:03 a.m.

Colorado legislators are working to launch two commissions that will help shape criminal justice policy statewide into the near future, an effort that's drawn the praise of policymakers while reigniting...

Former State Rep. Dave Williams, now chairman of the Colorado Republican Party, claps as Speaker of the House Alec Garnett delivers a speech to the House of Representatives at the Colorado State Capitol Building on Wednesday, January 12, 2022. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post)

Colorado GOP meltdown: Leader’s brash style, party spending under fire from fellow Republicans

April 12, 2024 at 10:01 a.m.

The Republican Party in Colorado is having a crisis of confidence, facing increasing calls from within for Chairman Dave Williams to step down following a raucous GOP assembly last weekend...

Colorado House Rep. Don Wilson works at the State Capitol on Feb. 8, 2023, in Denver. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Colorado lawmaker apologizes for leaving gun in Capitol bathroom

April 11, 2024 at 5:48 p.m.

Colorado state Rep. Don Wilson left a gun in a state Capitol bathroom earlier this week, House leadership said Thursday, as the Monument Republican issued an apology and said it...

This recently constructed apartment building in east Denver was developed around a single-stair model

Opposition from Colorado fire chiefs sinks bid to allow taller single-stair apartment buildings

April 11, 2024 at 6:03 a.m.

Facing a wall of opposition from fire officials, Colorado lawmakers on Wednesday killed a bill that would have allowed taller apartment buildings to be constructed in a single-stair style that's...

Colorado regulators open probe into Xcel Energy’s preemptive power shutdowns during wind storm

April 10, 2024 at 6:20 p.m.

The Colorado Public Utilities Commission has opened an investigation into Xcel Energy's decision to shut down power in parts of the northern Front Range as a precaution during the weekend's...

State Rep. Dylan Roberts works at at the Colorado State Capitol in Denver on Tuesday, April 12, 2022. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

Colorado Democrats’ conflicting criminal justice stances boil over in fight over human-trafficking bill

April 10, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.

Long-simmering tensions between some state House and Senate Democrats boiled out into public this month when Sen. Dylan Roberts accused the lower chamber of continually undermining "pro-victim" legislation.

Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold during a news conference

Colorado lawmakers defeat effort to impeach Secretary of State Jena Griswold

April 9, 2024 at 7:45 p.m.

A Colorado House committee killed Republicans' quixotic bid to impeach Secretary of State Jena Griswold after an hours-long hearing Tuesday, dismissing allegations that Griswold should be removed for agreeing with...

Gavinn McKinney鈥檚 mother, whose name is being withheld because they are part of a state confidentiality program for survivors of domestic violence, at the Colorado state Capitol for a hearing in Feb. on a bill to clarify that students in the state may carry naloxone, a drug that can reverse opioid overdoses. (Photo by Rae Ellen Bichell/KFF Health News)

Impeachment hearing, slew of gun bills, final budgeting work in the Colorado legislature this week

April 8, 2024 at 11:48 a.m.

On Friday, the budget bill officially passed the Senate, meaning one of the legislature's few constitutionally required actions is nearly complete.

Z Williams of Bread & Roses Legal Center shares the memories of family and friends who died from drug overdoses with advocates during International Overdose Awareness Day

Colorado House passes bill allowing supervised drug-use sites, but it still faces roadblocks

April 5, 2024 at 6:03 p.m.

A bill to allow supervised drug-use sites to open in willing Colorado cities cleared the state House for the second time in two years on Friday, but it faces a...

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Colorado House passes bill to ban sale, purchase of “assault” weapons, sending measure to Senate

Colorado lawmakers prepare to relaunch criminal justice commissions amid skepticism from reformers

Colorado GOP meltdown: Leader’s brash style, party spending under fire from fellow Republicans

Colorado lawmaker apologizes for leaving gun in Capitol bathroom

Opposition from Colorado fire chiefs sinks bid to allow taller single-stair apartment buildings

Colorado regulators open probe into Xcel Energy’s preemptive power shutdowns during wind storm

Colorado Democrats’ conflicting criminal justice stances boil over in fight over human-trafficking bill

Colorado lawmakers defeat effort to impeach Secretary of State Jena Griswold

Impeachment hearing, slew of gun bills, final budgeting work in the Colorado legislature this week

Colorado House passes bill allowing supervised drug-use sites, but it still faces roadblocks