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.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis delivers his final State of the State address in the House chamber at the Colorado State Capitol building in Denver on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Polis used his final annual speech to highlight achievements made on housing, education and transportation, among other issues. Behind Polis is House Speaker Julie McCluskie. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Gov. Jared Polis gets more pointed on Trump, reaches for familiar solutions to Colorado’s challenges in final year

January 15, 2026 at 5:21 p.m.

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.

Geri Badler wears a 鈥淣o Kings鈥� crown during a rally organized by the Interfaith Immigration Network and Immigrant Partnership Teams on the west steps of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver on Oct. 16, 2025, in support of immigrant rights. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Colorado Democrats aim to allow for ICE lawsuits, seek oversight of immigration detention centers

January 14, 2026 at 5:51 p.m.

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,"...

State Sen. Matt Ball holds his five-year-old daughter Leona鈥檚 hand as the two peek into the House chamber at the start of the first day of the 2026 legislative session at the Colorado State Capitol in Denver on January 14, 2026. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Colorado Democrats propose plan to ask voters for major TABOR change for K-12 funding

January 15, 2026 at 1:47 p.m.

Colorado lawmakers returned to the state Capitol on Wednesday morning and began to settle in for four months of legislating, budget-balancing and politicking as Gov. Jared Polis enters his final...

Tien Cook, left, and April Martinez polish stair railings at the Colorado State Capitol in Denver on Jan. 13, 2026. The 2026 legislative session begins Wednesday. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Trump factor, budget cuts and Gov. Polis鈥� final year: Here’s what to expect in the Colorado legislature’s 2026 session

January 14, 2026 at 12:19 p.m.

How the relationship between Gov. Jared Polis and lawmakers develops will color the entire session.

Colorado State Capitol building in Denver on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Broomfield councilman, Adams County school board member appointed to Colorado House

January 12, 2026 at 7:38 p.m.

The Colorado House of Representatives will soon be back at full, 65-member strength.

Former Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters smiles at supporters sitting behind her during sentencing for her election interference case in Mesa County District Court on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, in Grand Junction, Colorado. (Larry Robinson/The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel via AP)

Gov. Jared Polis calls Tina Peters’ sentence ‘harsh,’ suggests he’s looking at potential commutation

January 9, 2026 at 4:54 p.m.

"She got a sentence that was harsh. It was a nine-year sentence," Gov. Jared Polis told CBS Colorado about Tina Peters adding that "we always look at people's sentences."

Hundreds of workers, union activists, business owners and organization leaders gathered at the Colorado State Capitol to support the 2026 Worker Protection Act in Denver on Jan. 8, 2026. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Democratic lawmakers will resurrect vetoed labor bill with an eye toward Colorado’s next governor

January 8, 2026 at 5:18 p.m.

"I don't know if that's enough to get him to change his veto," Rep. Javier Mabrey said of outgoing Gov. Jared Polis, "but maybe if we fail this year, we...

District Attorney Michael Allen speaks during a news conference after the owners of a Colorado funeral home who let nearly 190 bodies decay pleaded guilty to corpse abuse in Colorado Springs on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)

Colorado Springs DA enters Republican race for state attorney general

January 7, 2026 at 5:07 p.m.

Michael Allen becomes the sole Republican running in the field to succeed Attorney General Phil Weiser, who's running for governor.

Joe Oltmann with Reopen Colorado speaks ...

Conspiracy theorist-podcaster joins crowded GOP race for Colorado governor, but will candidacy ‘go nowhere’?

December 31, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

"There seems to be an opening for Republicans," one former party chairman said. "But that opening will only exist if we have candidates who won't get pulled into this conspiracy...

A Colorado Department of Corrections officer walks along the third level of cell house #8 at the Fremont Correctional Facility during a formal count at the prison in Canon City on Aug. 5, 2011. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Colorado prison backlogs for sex offender rehabilitation lead to missed parole dates, others getting out without treatment

December 28, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

"What it抖阴ap intended to do is to lock up the most dangerous sexual offenders until they are safe to rejoin society," a state oversight board member says. "That is not...

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