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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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Colorado Democrats float big changes aimed at reforming income taxes and unleashing state spending
"This is the time for Coloradans to ask themselves, 'How much do we care about our kids?' And to figure out what we need to do as proper and adjusted...

ICE investigates after Colorado group says agents left ‘death cards’ in arrested immigrants’ abandoned cars
Immigration agents operating near Vail left branded ace of spades playing cards in cars left behind after immigrants' arrests this week, an advocacy group alleged. ICE is investigating.

Colorado lawmakers reject request for more prison funding amid overcrowding frustrations
"I want to know what it is (Gov. Jared Polis') administration is going to do and going to support, beyond just continued requests for more beds, building more prisons and...

One of new Colorado bills to spur housing construction offers incentives to local communities
"We know we've done so much, and we know we have so much more to do," a Fort Collins lawmaker said Wednesday.

Colorado Medicaid driver fraud cost $25 million — and state blocked payments worth nearly as much, officials say
A Medicaid fraud scheme that targeted a free transportation service that shuttled patients to clinics cost the state $25 million, the state’s Medicaid authority revealed Tuesday.

Tina Peters grabs, shoves fellow inmate in brief scuffle, video shows
The Denver Post obtained the video footage Monday night.

Federal judge denies challenge by Reps. Joe Neguse, Jason Crow to latest ICE detention visits policy
A federal judge declined Monday to block a new federal policy limiting congressional visits to detention centers, rejecting an attempt by two Colorado lawmakers to challenge the Trump administration's latest...

Health officials investigate ‘near-capacity’ Aurora ICE detention center after allegations of widespread illness
"There is no outbreak at the Aurora ICE Processing Center," its operator says. But Adams County health officials "received multiple reports about possible gastrointestinal and respiratory illness."

Gov. Jared Polis gets more pointed on Trump, reaches for familiar solutions to Colorado’s challenges in final year
Rifts between Polis and legislative leaders on a major labor bill and pending AI regulations haven't appeared to heal after repeated rounds of brutal negotiations during prior legislative sessions.

Colorado Democrats aim to allow for ICE lawsuits, seek oversight of immigration detention centers
The bills are in response to aspects of the immigration crackdown that has unfolded under President Trump. "It is increasingly urgent that we, at the very least, provide a remedy,"...