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.

DENVER, CO - MARCH 9 : Emma Troughton poses for a portrait at Mental Health Colorado office in Denver, Colorado on Thursday, March 9, 2023. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Colorado’s ambitious plan to reform eating disorder treatment facilities rolled back

April 30, 2023 at 6:03 a.m.

Amid a surge in eating disorder diagnoses in Colorado, budget-minded lawmakers stripped language from a bill Monday that would've more tightly regulated facilities that treat the disease, a change welcomed...

DENVER, CO - MARCH 14: Leslie Herod texts on her phone before a Denver city mayoral debate at McAuliffe International School on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. The violet nail polish on Herod鈥檚 fingers were created specifically for her campaign and is called, 鈥楲eslie.鈥� (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

Colorado elected officials across political spectrum want to be allowed to block people on social media

April 28, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.

In a deeply divided Colorado legislature, lawmakers from either wing of the political spectrum found common ground Thursday: limiting the abuse they weather on social media.

DENVER, COLORADO - MARCH 9: Senator Julie Gonzales spoke to the media supporting a package of bills to protect abortion and reproductive rights during a press conference in the West Foyer at the Colorado State Capitol on March 9, 2023 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

“More people will die”: Colorado lawmakers won’t allow drug-use sites in Denver, elsewhere

April 26, 2023 at 7:54 p.m.

Hours after Denver officials announced that more than 450 residents fatally overdosed here last year, Colorado lawmakers voted Wednesday to shelve a bill that would've allowed a safe-drug use site...

Eliza Lucero, with the Party for Socialism and Liberation, speaks to people gathered during a protest to demand that Colorado lift the ban on rent control

Local control arguments didn’t stop ax from falling on Colorado rent control bill

April 26, 2023 at 4:19 p.m.

Colorado lawmakers killed a bill Tuesday night that would've let local governments enact rent control policies, dealing a blow to progressive housing advocates' ongoing efforts to insulate renters from rising...

DENVER, COLORADO - MARCH 22: Gov. Jared Polis walks down the west steps of the Colorado State Capitol to unveil a land use and housing package on March 22, 2023 in Denver, Colorado. The land use and housing package includes allowing landowners to build accessory dwelling units and promote development along transit corridors. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Democrats prepare to gut key provisions of Gov. Jared Polis’ sweeping land-use reform plan

April 25, 2023 at 8:51 p.m.

Colorado lawmakers are preparing to gut Gov. Jared Polis鈥檚 sweeping land-use reform bill to remove provisions that would reshape single-family zoning in the state, proposals that have split Senate Democrats...

Colorado affordable housing advocates raise alarm over “opt in” roadblock to millions in voter-approved aid

April 25, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.

Local governments in Colorado may be a roadblock to tens of millions of Proposition 123 money flowing to nonprofits and the at-risk residents they serve, and advocates are working to...

The Denver City Council is expected to pass a bill this summer which would use federal relief money in Denver Public Schools to boost violence prevention among youth.

After Colorado voters cracked down on payday loans, lenders found loopholes. A new bill would try to close them.

April 24, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.

While there are fewer payday loans now than before 2018, tens of thousands of residents are purchasing alternative charge loans -- which are cousins to payday loans -- often at...

In this Aug. 3, 2007, file photo, psilocybin mushrooms are seen in a grow room at the Procare farm in Hazerswoude, central Netherlands. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

Bill governing Colorado’s legal psychedelics industry clarifies what would remain unlawful, sets limits on personal cultivation

April 20, 2023 at 3:47 p.m.

SB23-290, sponsored by Senate President Steve Fenberg, seeks to implement Proposition 122, the ballot measure approved by voters in November that legalized 鈥渕agic mushrooms鈥� compounds psilocybin and psilocin for medicinal...

Brandy Wilson, center, listens to testimony on HB23-1230 in the Old State Library at the Colorado State Capitol in Denver on April 19, 2023. The legislature has passed several gun reform laws this year but has delayed for two weeks hearings on HB23-1230 which would prohibit the sale and transfer of assault weapons in Colorado. The committee listened for hours of testimony from over 500 people who signed up to testify for or against the bill. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Colorado assault weapons ban killed in late-night vote by House committee

April 20, 2023 at 3:45 p.m.

Three Colorado House Democrats joined with Republican colleagues to block a bill early Thursday that would've banned the sale or purchase of assault weapons in the state, after hours of...

Maisha Fields, daughter of Democratic State Rep. Rhonda Fields, wipes away tears as she gives her testimony on HB23-1230 in the Old State Library at the Colorado State Capitol in Denver on April 19, 2023. Maisha's brother, Javad Fields, and his fiancee, Vivian Wolfe, were victims of gun violence. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Sponsor of Colorado assault weapons ban floats sizable scale-back of contentious bill

April 19, 2023 at 8:43 p.m.

The Denver lawmaker sponsoring a proposed ban on the sale or purchase of assault weapons in Colorado floated a significant scaleback of the bill Wednesday morning -- a move that...

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Colorado’s ambitious plan to reform eating disorder treatment facilities rolled back

“More people will die”: Colorado lawmakers won’t allow drug-use sites in Denver, elsewhere

Local control arguments didn’t stop ax from falling on Colorado rent control bill

Democrats prepare to gut key provisions of Gov. Jared Polis’ sweeping land-use reform plan

Colorado affordable housing advocates raise alarm over “opt in” roadblock to millions in voter-approved aid

After Colorado voters cracked down on payday loans, lenders found loopholes. A new bill would try to close them.

Bill governing Colorado’s legal psychedelics industry clarifies what would remain unlawful, sets limits on personal cultivation

Colorado assault weapons ban killed in late-night vote by House committee

Sponsor of Colorado assault weapons ban floats sizable scale-back of contentious bill