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.

Craig Williams, center, the owner of a gun shop in Peyton, testifies against a bill that would ban so-called assault weapons during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the measure in the Old State Library room at the Colorado State Capitol in Denver on March 19, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Colorado lawmakers’ ban on so-called assault weapons is finally advancing after hitting a roadblock last year

March 20, 2024 at 4:14 p.m.

After a marathon committee hearing, Colorado Democrats' bill to ban the sale of semi-automatic rifles and other so-called assault weapons cleared its first hurdle early Wednesday morning and now is...

Sandra Mielenz, left, testifies in front of the House Judiciary Committee on House Bill 24-1292 in the Old State Library room at the Colorado Capitol in Denver on March 19, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Colorado bill to ban purchase, sale of assault weapons passes first vote

March 20, 2024 at 2:34 p.m.

After 12-plus hours of testimony and debate, Colorado Democrats advanced a bill early Wednesday morning to ban the sale or purchase of so-called assault weapons as the measure passed its...

Aimee Wallace, left, gives testimony with others on a bill proposing a ban on so-called assault weapons in the Old State Library at the Colorado State Capitol on April 19, 2023, in Denver. Those wearing red were supporters of Moms Demand Action. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Assault weapons ban, single-stair development, air-quality bills in the Colorado legislature this week

March 18, 2024 at 12:15 p.m.

After a week disrupted by the snowpocalypse, the Capitol is back on track this week, and it's kicking off the latter half of March with what will almost certainly be...

Property tax commission recommends tweaks as ballot proposal battle heats up

March 15, 2024 at 7:45 p.m.

A bipartisan group of Colorado policymakers approved nearly a dozen recommendations to soften the pinch of property tax increases Friday, including an "adjustable cap" on future hikes and mechanisms to...

Colorado Senate President Steve Fenberg gets things started in the Senate Chamber

Gov. Jared Polis signs bill exempting lawmakers from parts of open-meetings law

March 13, 2024 at 4:37 p.m.

Colorado lawmakers are now exempt from parts of the state's open-meetings law after Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill that legalizes longstanding practices challenged by transparency advocates.

Denver, CO - Under a bill passed by the Colorado House, third-party cellphone repair shops would have an easier time getting approved gear and tools. (Photo by Eli Imadali/Special to The Denver Post)

Bill making it easier to repair cellphone, electronic devices passes Colorado House

March 13, 2024 at 6:03 a.m.

Coloradans would have an easier time repairing cellphones and other personal electronic devices under a bill passed by the state House on Tuesday, the latest in a slew of "right-to-repair"...

Single-family homes stretch into the distance in a residential area near the corner of Federal Blvd. and 116th Ave. in Westminster, Colorado on Thursday, March 7, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Colorado’s affordable housing crisis has spread from the mountains to the Front Range

March 11, 2024 at 8:36 a.m.

From the mountains to the prairies, Colorado's housing crisis is squeezing state residents in ways that make drastic choices an all-too-common part of their cost-of-living calculus.

Dr. Jodi Lovejoy, director of Behavioral Health, stands for a photo in the doorway of her apartment in Westminster, Colorado on Thursday, March 7, 2024. She has lived in the apartment for 8 years. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Westminster wrestles with housing reform as legislators eye a statewide intervention

March 10, 2024 at 8:08 a.m.

Westminster finds itself whipsawed between vocal residents who are opposed to more development and concerned about resources, and a statewide housing crisis that legislators and Gov. Jared Polis are eying...

Work continues at The Emerson, a high rise apartment complex under construction on June 20, 2023, in Englewood

Colorado lawmakers seek ban on local parking requirements — drawing pushback as they aim to bolster housing

March 11, 2024 at 9:42 a.m.

Colorado lawmakers are training their sights on reducing the housing crunch by eliminating minimum parking requirements in Denver and many Front Range cities and suburbs. But parking is a heated...

Denver Health Medical Center in Denver, Colorado, on Thursday, February 16, 2023. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Colorado lawmakers target another $5 million for Denver Health amid fears of hospital’s “death spiral”

March 8, 2024 at 12:14 p.m.

Members of the powerful Joint Budget Committee acknowledged that $5 million isn鈥檛 enough to solve Denver Health鈥檚 long-term challenges, which include a growing amount of uncompensated health care.

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Colorado lawmakers’ ban on so-called assault weapons is finally advancing after hitting a roadblock last year

Colorado bill to ban purchase, sale of assault weapons passes first vote

Assault weapons ban, single-stair development, air-quality bills in the Colorado legislature this week

Property tax commission recommends tweaks as ballot proposal battle heats up

Gov. Jared Polis signs bill exempting lawmakers from parts of open-meetings law

Bill making it easier to repair cellphone, electronic devices passes Colorado House

Colorado’s affordable housing crisis has spread from the mountains to the Front Range

Westminster wrestles with housing reform as legislators eye a statewide intervention

Colorado lawmakers seek ban on local parking requirements — drawing pushback as they aim to bolster housing

Colorado lawmakers target another $5 million for Denver Health amid fears of hospital’s “death spiral”