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Yesterday Bluecorn Cafe and Mercantile opened to the public at the new Bluecorn beeswax candle factory in Montrose. Owner Jon Kornbluh walked KVNF's Gavin Dahl around the 25,000 square foot space for candle production, distribution, and retail, along with a new cafe, and a live music venue on the way too. Plus, Scott Franz reports the Colorado State Senate approved a bill to force hospitals to allow visitors during future public health emergencies like the coronavirus pandemic.

Yesterday Bluecorn Cafe and Mercantile opened to the public at the new Bluecorn beeswax candle factory in Montrose. Owner Jon Kornbluh walked KVNF's Gavin Dahl around the 25,000 square foot space for candle production, distribution, and retail, along with a new cafe, and a live music venue on the way too. Plus, Scott Franz reports the Colorado State Senate approved a bill to force hospitals to allow visitors during future public health emergencies like the coronavirus pandemic.

Don Coram has filed to run for Congress, challenging Lauren Boebert in the Republican primary this June. The State Senator is about to begin his final year representing Montrose at the Capitol in Denver. Plus Gavin Dahl speaks with Will Toor, the director of the Colorado Energy Office, about efforts underway to reduce greenhouse gas pollution and improve rural infrastructure for electric vehicles.

Don Coram has filed to run for Congress, challenging Lauren Boebert in the Republican primary this June. The State Senator is about to begin his final year representing Montrose at the Capitol in Denver. Plus Gavin Dahl speaks with Will Toor, the director of the Colorado Energy Office, about efforts underway to reduce greenhouse gas pollution and improve rural infrastructure for electric vehicles.

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