Joe Hanel

Position: Journal Denver Bureau

State approves Wildcat Mining’s plan to repair unstable road

DENVER – Wildcat Mining can regain its permit for a gold mine in La Plata Canyon, as long as it executes a plan to fix an unstable road that’s been a problem for four years, state regulators...

DATE: Feb. 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

State yanks Red Arrow’s permit

DENVER – State regulators revoked Red Arrow Gold Corp.’s mining permit Wednesday after the company failed to follow orders to clean up an illegal, mercury-tainted mill just outside Mancos. Red...

DATE: Feb. 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bill giving raises to Dolores officials advances

DENVER – Dolores County officials would get a pay raise through a bill that advanced at the Legislature on Wednesday. Under House Bill 1223, the county clerk, assessor and commissioners would see...

DATE: Feb. 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Food tax credit advances in House

DENVER - Farmers would get a tax break, and needy people would get healthy food, thanks to a bill advanced by a Durango legislator Monday. Rep. Mike McLachlan's bill was an easy sell to the House...

DATE: Feb. 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

State agency won't act on Mercy abortion policy

DENVER - The state health department will not pursue a complaint against Mercy Regional Medical Center for its admonishment of a doctor who recommended a patient consider an abortion. The American...

DATE: Feb. 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

State air-quality board to tackle gas-and-oil pollution

DENVER – Colorado gas and oil companies could soon face some of the country’s strictest air quality rules. The state air quality board expects to meet four or five days starting Wednesday to adopt...

DATE: Feb. 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Food tax credit advances in House

DENVER – Farmers would get a tax break, and needy people would get healthy food, thanks to a bill advanced by a Durango legislator Monday. Rep. Mike McLachlan’s bill was an easy sell to the House...

DATE: Feb. 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

State won’t act on Mercy’s abortion policy

DENVER – The state health department will not pursue a complaint against Mercy Regional Medical Center for its admonishment of a doctor who recommended a patient consider an abortion. The American...

DATE: Feb. 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

GOP’s 2014 gun battle appears to misfire

DENVER – The debate over guns all but ended at the state Legislature on Wednesday, and it didn’t go out with a bang. For the third time in three days, Democrats killed Republican attempts to loosen...

DATE: Feb. 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Tipton faces Pueblo challenger

Democrats have a challenger for Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, in the November election. Pueblo County Commissioner Liane “Buffie” McFadyen said Tuesday that she plans to run against Tipton, who is...

DATE: Feb. 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

GOP fails to shoot down gun laws

DENVER – The first Republican attempt to repeal last year’s gun laws failed Monday. The hearing was carefully scripted on both sides, and the outcome was never in doubt. Sen. George Rivera,...

DATE: Feb. 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Measure to limit drivers prone to seizures fails

DENVER – Rep. Don Coram got no traction Tuesday with his effort to keep drivers prone to seizures off the road. Coram, R-Montrose, was spurred a Denver-area accident caused by a driver who had a...

DATE: Feb. 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

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