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.

Transit-oriented development has added several buildings, with others under construction, near Lincoln Station

Colorado Democrats’ centerpiece land-use bill hits snag as key lawmaker withholds support over concerns

April 27, 2024 at 4:59 p.m.

One of the main bills in legislative Democrats' land-use reform package has run into potential trouble, as the transit-oriented residential development measure faces an uncertain fate in a Senate committee.

Denver has had some of the weakest apartment rent gains in the country over the past year, according to Apartment List. but rents this year are rising on a monthly basis. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Can Colorado cities prevent thousands of apartments from losing affordability protections?

April 23, 2024 at 7:05 a.m.

As Colorado faces a tidal wave of expiring affordability requirements in coming years, lawmakers hope to give cities and towns the opportunity to buy properties, preserving their lower rents for...

Colorado legislator targets same-sex marriage ban for removal from state constitution

April 23, 2024 at 6:55 a.m.

A defunct provision of the Colorado Constitution that limits marriage to between a man and a woman may finally be stripped from the state's guiding document under a proposed amendment...

Hundreds of Colorado educators and students demand that elected leaders take action to keep schools safe during a rally at the State Capitol

Flurry of Colorado gun bills advance in legislature, with one now headed to Gov. Polis’ desk

April 22, 2024 at 5:20 p.m.

Fresh off a historic vote to advance a ban on many high-powered, semi-automatic guns, the Colorado House approved three more gun-related bills over the weekend, while the Senate approved two...

Visitors stand on the west steps of the Colorado Capitol, April 23, 2023, in Denver. Children in foster care who are LGBTQ+ in Colorado and Tennessee could have vastly different experiences in where they get placed under opposing legislation advanced by state legislatures this week. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Land-use reform, next wave of gun bill votes and property tax growth caps in the Colorado legislature this week

April 23, 2024 at 1:10 p.m.

Just over two weeks remain in the 2024 legislative session, and the days are getting longer as legislative leadership works to fit dozens of still-pending bills into the rapidly shrinking...

As bill sponsors look on with supporters, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, front center, signs a for-cause eviction protections bill, Friday, April 19, 2024, in the Colorado Capitol in Denver. The for-cause eviction protections bill is one of the most sweeping pro-tenant bills passed in recent years and is the product of 18 months of lawmaking and organizing. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado governor signs “for-cause” eviction protections into law. Here’s what they’ll do.

April 19, 2024 at 4:16 p.m.

Gov. Jared Polis signed "for-cause" eviction protections into law Friday, making Colorado the sixth U.S. state to enact the policy that's aimed at blunting displacement of vulnerable tenants.

Colorado State House Representative Elisabeth Epps, second from bottom on the right side of the staircase, and a dozen other people lay down for 288 seconds, one second for every person who has died of an overdose in Denver so far in 2023, as part of this year’s International Overdose Awareness Day at the Colorado Capitol building in Denver on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Colorado lawmakers defeat supervised-drug use sites bill for third time in a year

April 19, 2024 at 4:18 p.m.

Colorado lawmakers have again rejected a bill that would have allowed supervised drug-use sites to open in willing cities -- the third time in a year legislators have killed the...

State Sen. Tom Sullivan listens to testimony during a bill hearing in the Old Supreme Court chamber of the Colorado State Capitol building in Denver on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Colorado 鈥渁ssault鈥� weapons ban faces likely key vote in Senate from father of mass shooting victim

April 19, 2024 at 12:12 p.m.

The proposed ban on the sale, transfer and manufacturing of many high-powered, semi-automatic guns in Colorado will face an uphill fight in the state Senate after clearing the House for...

An RTD bus stops at Colfax Avenue and Steele Street in Denver

Colorado lawmakers will drop plans to remake RTD’s board — for now — after facing blowback

April 17, 2024 at 6:48 p.m.

Colorado lawmakers are abandoning plans to overhaul the Regional Transportation District's governing board and change how its members are selected after transit officials blasted the plan.

Colorado Senate minority leader Paul Lundeen listens during a debate on eviction legislation in the Colorado State Capitol in Denver on March 25, 2024. On Tuesday, he voiced opposition to a constitutional amendment that would help clear the way for retroactive lawsuits by child sexual abuse survivors, saying he was concerned about institutions facing lawsuits for incidents from years ago, (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Colorado child sex abuse amendment fails in Senate vote after Republicans unite against it

April 17, 2024 at 12:13 p.m.

The Colorado Senate on Wednesday morning failed to pass a proposed child sexual abuse constitutional amendment that aimed to allow the state to lift the statute of limitations on older...

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Colorado Democrats’ centerpiece land-use bill hits snag as key lawmaker withholds support over concerns

Can Colorado cities prevent thousands of apartments from losing affordability protections?

Colorado legislator targets same-sex marriage ban for removal from state constitution

Flurry of Colorado gun bills advance in legislature, with one now headed to Gov. Polis’ desk

Land-use reform, next wave of gun bill votes and property tax growth caps in the Colorado legislature this week

Colorado governor signs “for-cause” eviction protections into law. Here’s what they’ll do.

Colorado lawmakers defeat supervised-drug use sites bill for third time in a year

Colorado 鈥渁ssault鈥� weapons ban faces likely key vote in Senate from father of mass shooting victim

Colorado lawmakers will drop plans to remake RTD’s board — for now — after facing blowback

Colorado child sex abuse amendment fails in Senate vote after Republicans unite against it