Joe Hanel

Position: Journal Denver Bureau

Candidates spending big money in Colo.

Editor’s note: This is the Journal’s weekly roundup of campaign news.Coloradans — at least the ones who get Colorado television — are the country’s leading targets for advertising by presidential...

DATE: July 14, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Romney pops into Grand Junction

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney spent half an hour taking questions from a friendly crowd in Grand Junction on Tuesday.The town hall provided him the chance to make his most extensive...

DATE: July 12, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colo. roadless rule now official

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack signed the Colorado Roadless Rule on Monday, seemingly bringing to a close more than a decade of debate over the state’s backcountry forests.The rule puts 4.19...

DATE: July 7, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Candidates kiss babies and climb high on July 4

Editor’s note: This is the Journal’s weekly roundup of campaign news.July 4 was a day for all the 2012 candidates to shake hands at parades and barbecues.But a candidate who doesn’t even face...

DATE: July 7, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Suthers evaluates future of health care law

DENVER — The Supreme Court's ruling last week on President Barack Obama's signature health care law won't be the last word on the subject, panelists at a business group's breakfast said Monday.The...

DATE: July 2, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ruling won’t end political debate over health care

One of the most dramatic Supreme Court terms in recent years is over, but voters can expect candidates to relive it on the campaign trail this summer.Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, decried the high...

DATE: June 29, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

On the Trail Tipton goes on the offensive

Editor’s note: This is the Journal’s weekly roundup of campaign news.DENVER — After absorbing hits from his opponent for months, Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, went on the offensive this week,...

DATE: June 29, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Politics part of wildfire disasters

The buzz of firefighting airplanes this summer has served as a constant reminder that danger is close.The arrival Friday of another plane — Air Force One — could only mean that a catastrophe has...

DATE: June 29, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Health care ruling shocks AG

DENVER — Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling on national health care came as a shock to Attorney General John Suthers, who went to court to overturn it.Suthers, a Republican, sued the federal...

DATE: June 29, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Tipton - Pace set for congressional race debates

Editor’s note: This is the Journal’s weekly roundup of campaign news.For a few lucky candidates, the campaign is almost over. This Tuesday is the primary election for registered Republicans,...

DATE: June 22, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Tipton criticized for vote change

Democrats are hammering U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, for changing his vote at the last minute and opposing a Democratic idea about wildfire prevention.Republicans said the amendment was...

DATE: June 22, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Men accused of digging up bones

DENVER — The senior group’s activity schedule for a Wednesday in May 2011 promised a moderate hike into McLean Canyon and viewing of round towers at Canyons of the Ancients National Monument.It...

DATE: June 18, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

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