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.

Members of the Colorado House of Representatives and their families file into the House Chamber

Colorado Senate passes bill exempting lawmakers from part of open-meetings law

March 4, 2024 at 3:49 p.m.

The Colorado Senate passed a bill Monday that exempts legislators from some parts of the state's open-meetings law, essentially allowing what had been longstanding practices in the Capitol before they...

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

Construction defects, development near transit and other housing measures considered by Colorado legislature this week

March 4, 2024 at 2:13 p.m.

Every week is housing week in the Colorado legislature, with so many bills -- addressing so many facets of the crisis -- winding through the Capitol. This week is no...

Colorado House advances two name-change bills after contentious debate and anti-transgender rhetoric

March 1, 2024 at 4:23 p.m.

Two bills allowing transgender and nonbinary Coloradans to more easily use their preferred names cleared the House on Friday after anti-transgender rhetoric from Republican lawmakers spread debate and votes over...

Scott James listens during a debate for GOP candidates at the Fort Lupton Recreation Center in Fort Lupton, Colorado on Jan. 25, 2024. James is running to unseat incumbent Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo in Colorado鈥檚 8th Congressional District. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Republican candidate’s withdrawal narrows field to take on U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo

February 28, 2024 at 3:12 p.m.

Weld County Commissioner Scott James has suspended his campaign in the Republican primary for Colorado's 8th Congressional District, narrowing the field to take on U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo.

About 1,000 people join in a demonstration for the International Day of Action to demand an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip

Israel anti-boycott law stands as Colorado House committee defeats repeal

February 27, 2024 at 3:21 p.m.

Colorado's public pension program must continue divesting from companies that economically boycott Israel after a state House committee rejected a bill that would have repealed the requirement.

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

Housing measures, gender-identity names bills considered by legislature this week

February 26, 2024 at 1:10 p.m.

Colorado lawmakers are getting into the meat of the legislative session as we near the March midpoint of the 120-day session, and committees are in full swing -- with hearings...

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

Colorado could allow more single-stair apartment buildings, but fire chiefs worry about safety

February 25, 2024 at 6:03 a.m.

The Colorado legislature is considering a bill that would allow single-stair developments up to five stories, instead of the current limit of three, in the state's cities and counties. Colorado...

A pedestrian walks past construction of the Amacon Denver condominiums in downtown Denver

Colorado could give millions in tax dollars to cities willing to build more housing near transit

February 21, 2024 at 5:10 p.m.

State lawmakers' latest attempt to boost denser housing in Colorado cities would give local governments a choice: Embrace newly required density goals and unlock millions of dollars, or flout the...

Senate President Steve Fenberg, right, chats with Sen. Jeff Bridges, left, in the Senate chamber at the Colorado State Capitol during a special session on Nov. 19, 2023, in Denver. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Colorado legislators pitch open-meetings changes as pragmatic, but will too much happen outside public view?

February 21, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.

Government transparency advocates say a bill aimed at loosening open-meetings restrictions for the Colorado legislature -- a move intended to make them more workable -- would risk making the Capitol's...

State Rep. Chris deGruy Kennedy, speaker pro tempore, left, and Speaker Julie McCluskie

Colorado Democrats want to use TABOR refund money to fight child poverty, help care workers with new credits

February 17, 2024 at 6:03 a.m.

Colorado Democrats are eying a large portion of the state's $1.8 billion-plus surplus this year to provide child tax credits targeted to help lower-income families, but that and other proposals...

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Colorado Senate passes bill exempting lawmakers from part of open-meetings law

Construction defects, development near transit and other housing measures considered by Colorado legislature this week

Republican candidate’s withdrawal narrows field to take on U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo

Israel anti-boycott law stands as Colorado House committee defeats repeal

Housing measures, gender-identity names bills considered by legislature this week

Colorado could allow more single-stair apartment buildings, but fire chiefs worry about safety

Colorado could give millions in tax dollars to cities willing to build more housing near transit

Colorado legislators pitch open-meetings changes as pragmatic, but will too much happen outside public view?

Colorado Democrats want to use TABOR refund money to fight child poverty, help care workers with new credits