Statehouse reporter

Seth Klamann

Seth Klamann joined the Denver Post's politics team in 2022, covering the statehouse, policy and elections. 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.

As Colorado broadly re-assesses its mental health system, a group of legislators, mental health advocates and parents are working to change the Medicaid mental health rule and provide 30 days of inpatient treatment to patients who need it.

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Decades-old rule pushes mentally ill Coloradans out of hospitals too soon. Legislators may finally change it.

December 11, 2023 at 6:03 a.m.

As Colorado broadly re-assesses its mental health system, a group of legislators, mental health advocates and parents are working to change the Medicaid mental health rule and provide 30 days...

Gov. Jared Polis unveiled his vision for housing and public transit for the final three years of his term Thursday, a roadmap focused on the governor's plan to tackle the interlocking crises of affordability and climate change through land-use reform and improved planning.

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Polis unveils housing, transportation vision as Colorado legislators prepare for renewed land-use debate

December 7, 2023 at 3:44 p.m.

Gov. Jared Polis unveiled his vision for housing and public transit for the final three years of his term Thursday, a roadmap focused on the governor's plan to tackle the...

A busload of migrants was dropped off outside the Colorado Capitol building in Denver on Monday morning in what a city official believes is the latest in a wave of buses chartered by the Texas state government.

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Busload of migrants is dropped off at state Capitol in Denver

December 4, 2023 at 5:39 p.m.

A busload of migrants was dropped off outside the Colorado Capitol building in Denver on Monday morning in what a city official believes is the latest in a wave of...

Registered nurse Michelle Papa hands out ...

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Colorado investigates “unprecedented” scheme by drivers paid to transport Medicaid patients hundreds of miles a day

December 1, 2023 at 11:56 a.m.

Colorado's Medicaid oversight officials are investigating a coordinated scheme in which they say scores of drivers transported patients, including drug users, from Pueblo and other places to Denver for treatment,...

Eliza Lucero, with the Party for Socialism and Liberation, speaks to people gathered during a protest to demand that Colorado lift the ban on rent control

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Gov. Jared Polis signs law giving a $30 million boost to eviction prevention for low-income renters

November 28, 2023 at 4:54 p.m.

Thousands of evictions across Colorado could be prevented in coming months after Gov. Jared Polis signed a law Tuesday that sets aside $30 million in new assistance money for low-income...

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Decades-old rule pushes mentally ill Coloradans out of hospitals too soon. Legislators may finally change it.

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Polis unveils housing, transportation vision as Colorado legislators prepare for renewed land-use debate

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Busload of migrants is dropped off at state Capitol in Denver

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Colorado investigates “unprecedented” scheme by drivers paid to transport Medicaid patients hundreds of miles a day

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Gov. Jared Polis signs law giving a $30 million boost to eviction prevention for low-income renters

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Colorado Democrats’ property tax plan nears finish line as first bills head to Gov. Jared Polis

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Property tax bill clears Colorado Senate, now heads for House

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Property tax, summer meals, progress in special session after first-day fireworks

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Colorado House passes doubling of tax credit to help low-income families

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Colorado Democrats press agenda on property taxes, tangle with GOP over timing as special session begins