Author - The Journal

Joe Hanel

Position: Staff reporter

Phone Number: (303), 839-1765

State senate sends Medicaid expansion bill to House

DENVER – The state senate voted Monday to expand government health insurance for the poor, a key part of the federal health care law known as Obamacare. Under Senate Bill 200, adu...

DATE: Apr 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Law requires officers to train for dog encounters

DENVER – Brittany Moore’s German Shepherd, Ava, was standing in the driveway with a rawhide bone in her mouth when a police officer’s bullet pierced the dog’s back. The Erie polic...

DATE: Apr 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

State wants its own slurry bombers

DENVER - Wanted: Three reasonably priced, large-capacity slurry bombers. Need ASAP. Please contact Colorado State Senate.They admit that it sounds at first like a "crazy" idea, but a biparti...

DATE: Apr 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - News

State wants its own slurry bombers

DENVER - Wanted: Three reasonably priced, large-capacity slurry bombers. Need ASAP. Please contact Colorado State Senate. They admit that it sounds at first like a "crazy" idea, b...

DATE: Apr 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

State legislator loses water fight with Forest Service bigwigs

DENVER - Lobbying from the very highest level of the U.S. Forest Service has scuttled a state representative's bid to keep the federal government from claiming water rights at ski areas. ...

DATE: Apr 12, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dems vote to expand rural renewable-energy mandate

DENVER - Top Democrats in the Legislature moved Monday to expand renewable-energy mandates in rural Colorado, which has more lenient requirements than urban areas. Senate Bill 252...

DATE: Apr 12, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

House looks at fracking spills

Bill would mandate reporting of smaller quantities

DATE: Apr 12, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

GOP is sharply critical of election-access bill

DENVER - Coloradans would vote primarily by mail, and they could register to vote on Election Day, under a bill Democrats are proposing at the state Capitol. Neighborhood polling ...

DATE: Apr 12, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Budget passes with 9 GOP votes

Hard feelings remain after money fights

DATE: Apr 10, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News

2013 Legislature: Busy and liberal

DENVER - Love 'em or hate 'em, Colorado legislators have done a lot this year. If the session ended today, it would go down as one of the most productive and liberal ever, with ne...

DATE: Apr 10, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News