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.

Inmates discuss self-sabotaging behaviors with Anastasia Romero from Denver Health鈥檚 Jail to Community program, center, during a group counseling session at Van Cise-Simonet Detention Center in Denver on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023. The group session is part of the treatment offered by the jail for people struggling with addiction. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Colorado jails are changing how they treat opioid addiction. Will it last?

August 6, 2023 at 12:34 p.m.

When Colorado lawmakers negotiated last year's sweeping fentanyl bill, they spent days debating the measure's new 鈥� and deeply controversial 鈥� criminal penalties for drug possession. The bill was amended...

DENVER, COLORADO - MARCH 22: Senate Majority Leader Dominick Moreno speaks to a crowd on the west steps of the of Colorado State Capitol on March 22, 2023 in Denver, Colorado. Moreno spoke about a plan he and others hopes will help ease Colorado's housing woes. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Top Colorado senator to step down, join Johnston administration

August 4, 2023 at 6:03 a.m.

Sen. Dominick Moreno, the Colorado Senate's majority leader, is set to leave the legislature and join Denver Mayor Mike Johnston's administration as deputy chief of staff for strategy, the mayor's...

Then-North High School teacher Tim Hernandez poses near the school

Tim Hern谩ndez, teacher who inspired Denver classroom walkout, announces run for Colorado House

August 8, 2023 at 9:05 a.m.

Tim Hern谩ndez, the former Denver Public Schools teacher who drew supportive protests when his contract wasn't renewed last year, is running for a vacant Colorado House seat set to be...

Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold speaks after defeating Republican challenger Pam Anderson at the Art Hotel in Denver on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

Colorado Republican Party files lawsuit against Secretary of State Jena Griswold, seeking to close primaries

April 1, 2026 at 10:13 a.m.

As part of its chairman's desire to close its primaries to all but registered Republican voters, the Colorado Republican Party filed a lawsuit against the Secretary of State Jena Griswold...

President Joe Biden leaves St. Edmund Roman Catholic Church in Rehoboth Beach, Del., after attending a Mass, Saturday, July 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Biden has decided to keep Space Command in Colorado, rejecting move to Alabama

July 31, 2023 at 4:26 p.m.

Senior U.S. officials say President Joe Biden has decided to keep the U.S. Space Command headquarters in Colorado, overturning a last-ditch decision by the Trump administration to move it to...

Dr. Morgan Medlock, Colorado's first Behavioral Health Administration commissioner, speaks during a news conference about a behavioral health bill at the State Capitol on Friday, March 4, 2022. Gov. Jared Polis replaced Medlock as head of the agency in April 2023, after just 15 months in the job. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)

“Unrealistic” expectations: How Colorado’s Behavioral Health Administration has struggled to get off ground

July 31, 2023 at 6:03 a.m.

The agency, which has only existed since 2022, recently pivoted from lawmakers鈥� original plan of running all behavioral health programs to more of an organizational role, getting other agencies to...

Then-state Rep. Brittany Pettersen and her mother Stacy pose for a picture at their Lakewood home on Saturday, April 22, 2017. Rep. Pettersen has introduced legislation to combat opioid abuse. Stacy has abused prescription drugs and was recently admitted to a hospital after relapsing. (Photo by Daniel Brenner/Special to the Denver Post)

In first six months in Congress, Pettersen seeks to spread opioid policies shaped in Colorado

July 31, 2023 at 3:52 p.m.

In one of her first major speeches since she arrived in Congress, U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen stood before the House and talked about her mom.

Here 4 the Kids, a group of mostly moms, staged a sit-in asking for an executive order to ban guns in Colorado on June 5, 2023 in Denver

Conservative group sues Colorado House, Senate, alleging internal voting system breaks state law

July 26, 2023 at 5:53 p.m.

A conservative group is suing the Colorado House and Senate, plus their Democratic leadership and three lawmakers, for allegedly violating the state's transparency law via the use of an internal...

LAKEWOOD, COLORADO - JULY 21: A West Metro ambulance is pictured in Lakewood, Colo., on Friday, July 21, 2023. (Photo by Grace Smith/The Denver Post)

Have you witnessed an overdose in public? The Denver Post wants to talk to you

July 26, 2023 at 9:27 a.m.

Reporters Seth Klamann and Elise Schmelzer want to talk to Denverites who've witnessed an overdose in a public place -- like at a business, in a park or on the...

Cody Palmer, a firefighter with the National Park Service, walks through a clearing on the way to perform "fuels treatment" 鈥� thinning of a forest to reduce potential fuel for wildfires 鈥� on an area of Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, Thursday, July 7, 2022. (Photo by Jintak Han/The Denver Post)

Colorado launches free college program for future teachers, firefighters, nurses

July 19, 2023 at 5:21 p.m.

Coloradans interested in careers in law health care, firefighting or construction can now receive a free community college education as part of a $38.6 million state program launched this week...

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Colorado jails are changing how they treat opioid addiction. Will it last?

Top Colorado senator to step down, join Johnston administration

Tim Hern谩ndez, teacher who inspired Denver classroom walkout, announces run for Colorado House

Colorado Republican Party files lawsuit against Secretary of State Jena Griswold, seeking to close primaries

Biden has decided to keep Space Command in Colorado, rejecting move to Alabama

“Unrealistic” expectations: How Colorado’s Behavioral Health Administration has struggled to get off ground

In first six months in Congress, Pettersen seeks to spread opioid policies shaped in Colorado

Conservative group sues Colorado House, Senate, alleging internal voting system breaks state law

Have you witnessed an overdose in public? The Denver Post wants to talk to you

Colorado launches free college program for future teachers, firefighters, nurses