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.

Leonard Moralez fixes a cup of coffee in his Westminster apartment on Feb. 16, 2023. Moralez testified at the state Capitol Wednesday before the House of Representatives Transportation, Housing and Local Government committee, which is considering a rent control bill, HB-1115, that would allow local governments to enact rent stabilization. Moralez, 65, a permanently disabled Army veteran, is expecting to be priced out of his current apartment after his lease ends in May. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Tenants plead with Colorado lawmakers to let cities enact rent control measures

February 20, 2023 at 6:03 a.m.

The first public hearing for HB23-1115, which would repeal a 42-year-old prohibition on local governments enacting rent control policies, pitted tenants versus landlords and housing advocates versus property developers and...

Ramzy Abueita, with Decriminalize Nature Boulder County, center, addresses State Sen. Steve Fenberg, D-Boulder, and State Rep. Judy Amabile, D-Boulder, during a legislative town hall meeting in Boulder on Feb. 13, 2023. Many people turned out for the town hall concerned about rumors they had heard that there was proposed legislation that would undermine the personal use section of the recently passed ballot initiative Prop 122, which legalized Psilocybin for personal use. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Top Colorado lawmaker wants to protect “spirit” of psilocybin legislation. Advocates aren’t so sure.

February 17, 2023 at 12:59 p.m.

A call went out on social media, and now Sen. Steve Fenberg faced a crowd of skeptical constituents who'd heard rumors about his plans for psilocybin and the voter-approved ballot...

Upscale buildings are framed by a construction crane at an affordable housing project in Vail, Colo., on Oct. 25, 2022. (Photo by Thomas Peiper/Associated Press)

How would governor-backed zoning plan help Colorado’s housing crisis? Details emerge

February 17, 2023 at 2:15 p.m.

Legislators are also considering a statewide housing needs assessment, which would identify housing deficiencies and set targets to address them.

Laura Johnson, the nursing manager at Alternatives Pregnancy Center, is photographed inside the clinic

As Colorado becomes abortion haven, advocates target crisis pregnancy centers

February 12, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.

Abortion advocates criticize the facilities' advertising and promotion of unproven medical treatments.

DENVER, CO - MARCH 2 : Photo taken about 200 memorial of people who died of overdose deaths in Colorado at Harm Reduction Action Center in Denver, Colorado on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Should Denver open a safe drug use site? The Colorado legislature may finally let it.

February 10, 2023 at 10:54 a.m.

A bill set to be introduced in the House would let cities decide to allow the sites to open.

This is the view from the tenth-floor of the upscale apartment building Verve at 1490 Delgany Street in downtown Denver Wednesday night, July 16, 2014. The building is located directly between Union Station and the Pepsi Center. Nearly 40,000 apartments are set to come online soon in the metro area. (Photo by Karl Gehring/The Denver Post)

Colorado cities would get first right of first refusal when apartment buildings sell in new affordable housing plan

February 9, 2023 at 3:37 p.m.

Colorado cities and counties would have the ability to snap up apartment complexes and convert them to affordable housing, rather than be sold to private bidders, under a new bill...

Denver Health Medical Center at Bannock Street and Speer Boulevard in Denver, Colorado on March 14, 2016. (Photo by Katie Wood/Denver Post file)

Colorado lawmakers fast-track “extraordinary” $5 million payment to shore up Denver Health

February 14, 2023 at 10:16 a.m.

Citing lower-than-expected revenue and the enduring impacts of the pandemic, a bipartisan group of Colorado legislators are fast-tracking a $5 million payment to Denver Health to help financially stabilize the...

Gov. Jared Polis delivers the 2023 State of the State address to a joint session of the legislature in the House chamber at the state Capitol on Jan. 17, 2023, in Denver. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Bill would bar Colorado employers from seeking information that reveals job-seeker’s age during application process

February 3, 2023 at 3:08 p.m.

In addition to being prohibited from explicitly asking about age, the Job Application Fairness Act 鈥� officially labeled SB23-058 鈥� would also bar employers from requesting other dates on applications,...

Lisa Raville, executive director of the ...

Bill would fix oversight in Colorado fentanyl law by expanding protections for users who call 911

February 3, 2023 at 9:25 a.m.

New bill would cover fentanyl users, drug sharers who try to stop an overdose

Casey Stinnett, then 15, right, walks back home with his little brother Ian, then 5, left, at Collegiate Commons in Buena Vista on Feb. 10, 2020. Collegiate Commons Apartments offers affordable housing for locals in Chaffee County. The project, by Greenwood Village-based Urban Inc., includes 48 energy-efficient rental units. The 2023 state legislature is considering a number of bills that aim to increase renter's rights and address the state's low affordable housing stock. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

New pro-tenant Colorado bills want to limit fees, rent increases and evictions

February 3, 2023 at 12:23 p.m.

A slew of pro-tenants bills is beginning to wind their way through the Colorado statehouse as Democrats look to reshape the relationship between landlord and renter.

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Tenants plead with Colorado lawmakers to let cities enact rent control measures

How would governor-backed zoning plan help Colorado’s housing crisis? Details emerge

As Colorado becomes abortion haven, advocates target crisis pregnancy centers

Should Denver open a safe drug use site? The Colorado legislature may finally let it.

Colorado cities would get first right of first refusal when apartment buildings sell in new affordable housing plan

Colorado lawmakers fast-track “extraordinary” $5 million payment to shore up Denver Health

Bill would bar Colorado employers from seeking information that reveals job-seeker’s age during application process

Bill would fix oversight in Colorado fentanyl law by expanding protections for users who call 911

New pro-tenant Colorado bills want to limit fees, rent increases and evictions