Joe Hanel
Position: Staff reporter
Phone Number: (303), 839-1765

Bills promise faster Internet speeds

Three bills go to Hickenlooper

Legislators want to give up power over salaries for county officials

DENVER – Fed up with the politically unpalatable task of setting county salaries, state legislators took steps Wednesday to turn the task over to county leaders. Legislators want ...

Pot tour raises open meetings concerns

DENVER – State legislators asserted the right Wednesday to exclude the public from some of their meetings, a move that an open government advocate said was a violation of Colorado’s sunshine...

Board seizes Red Arrow bond for mine

DENVER – A troubled Mancos gold mining company was dealt another blow Wednesday, losing the bond for a mine it owns near Silverton. Red Arrow Gold Corp. has already been sanctione...

Battle over ski water rights heats up

DENVER - Durango Mountain Resort is getting ready to sue the U.S. Forest Service over access to its water rights - rights it needs for future development on the mountain. The disp...

Senators kill Native tuition bill

DENVER – Senators killed a bill Tuesday that would have allowed Native Americans students from dozens of tribes with ties to Colorado to get in-state tuition at any Colorado college. ...

Battle over ski water rights heats up

DENVER – Durango Mountain Resort is getting ready to sue the U.S. Forest Service over access to its water rights – rights it needs for future development on the mountain. The disp...

Gas, oil tax bill is put aside

Issue to be addressed after Nov. election

Students prefer Web counseling for privacy

DENVER - Young people often feel more comfortable chatting online about their troubles than talking about them face-to-face, so Colorado students should have round-the-clock access to counse...

Students prefer Web counseling for privacy

DENVER – Young people often feel more comfortable chatting online about their troubles than talking about them face-to-face, so Colorado students should have round-the-clock access to counse...

Colo. House passes tuition bill for Native Americans

Those with historical state ties would benefit; bill faces Senate vote

Panel OKs hemp bill

DENVER – Lots of legislators are not enthused about Colorado’s legalization of marijuana, but they are gung-ho about marijuana’s non-psychoactive cousin, hemp. Fans of the plant s...