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

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 ...

White House threatens Tipton water bill

Forest Service seeks more control over ski resort water

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...

Scratching heads over pot policies

House panel grills drug agency official about enforcement in Colorado

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 su...

State’s Internet tax bill no longer affects Amazon

DENVER – Don’t call it the Amazon tax anymore. Changes to a bill on Internet sales taxes mean it will no longer affect the country’s biggest online seller, Amazon.com. ...

County election bill dies in House

Southwestern Republicans wanted district elections

New ‘Amazon tax’ bill unveiled

Democrats confident of Internet tax

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. Udal...

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 ...

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 ...

Who’s next?

Few Colorado women in top spots in politics, but that could change