Joe Hanel

Position: Journal Denver Bureau

Tipton's ski-water bill OK'd by House

The U.S. House of Representatives passed Rep. Scott Tipton's bill on ski area water rights Thursday, although bipartisan agreement on the Cortez Republican's proposal largely collapsed. Tipton's...

DATE: March 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Legislators try to expand access

DENVER – Legislators have tried this year to expand public access to the finances of school districts and force boards to keep records of secret sessions. Democrats wanted to pass House Bill 1110,...

DATE: March 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Tipton’s ski-water bill OK’d by House

The U.S. House of Representatives passed Rep. Scott Tipton’s bill on ski area water rights Thursday, although bipartisan agreement on the Cortez Republican’s proposal largely collapsed. Tipton’s...

DATE: March 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Republicans get behind the idea of Gardner taking Udall’s seat

Republicans are excited that Coloradans will soon get to know Cory Gardner, their best hope to unseat U.S. Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo. Udall also can’t wait for Coloradans to get to know Gardner, who...

DATE: March 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

White House threatens Tipton water bill

DENVER – A dispute between Colorado ski areas and the Forest Service has caught the attention of the White House, which threatens to veto a water rights bill that U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez,...

DATE: March 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Hickenlooper pushes state water plan

GOLDEN – Gov. John Hickenlooper is expanding his goals for an already ambitious state water plan, and he is now aiming to craft a regional plan for the arid West. Hickenlooper has called on...

DATE: March 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango Republican drops out of Senate race

DENVER – A Durango financial adviser has ended his dark-horse bid to be the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate. Jaime McMillan had temporarily relocated to Denver to round up support to win the...

DATE: March 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

County election bill dies in House

DENVER – Democrats killed a bill from Southwest Colorado Republicans on Wednesday to allow counties to elect their commissioners by district. County commissioners opposed the idea, which would have...

DATE: Feb. 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

New ‘Amazon tax’ bill unveiled

DENVER – Democrats are back with another attempt to tax Internet sales, and this year they are confident the courts will be on their side. The so-called “Amazon tax” has roiled the Legislature for...

DATE: Feb. 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Republican candidates take aim at Udall over NSA eavesdropping

DENVER – Republican U.S. Senate candidates took aim at incumbent Democrat Mark Udall on one of his signature issues – criticism of the country’s secret eavesdropping program. Udall has been one of...

DATE: Feb. 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Turf war ends with agreement

DENVER – The Legislature will not place limits on the size of suburban lawns, senators decided Friday. But like a dandelion plucked from a nice green yard, the debate is bound to come up again....

DATE: Feb. 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Journal wins 30 awards in state contests

DENVER – The Cortez Journal won more than 30 awards in Colorado’s two major newspaper contests Friday in Denver. Photographer Sam Green won a dozen awards for his pictures and two more awards for...

DATE: Feb. 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

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