Vermont Elections - Issues - Universal Health Care and Hydro Quebec

When you no longer have enough power - or need more for economic development - little else matters.
The two key issues for Vermont in mid-term are power (hydro-quebec contracts) and universal healthcare.
Sue's Blog has been posting about Vermont's energy needs for a couple of months - I hope it reminds us of what we lost on the Upper Churchill contract - and what we could lose on the Lower Churchill.
Here's a couple of recent stories about the "great debate" in Vermont.

Woodard is aware that Vermont's energy future is less than secure, as contracts with the state's two main sources of energy — Hydro-Quebec and Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant — are due to expire in the near future. He says the state needs to start planning, and he would start with trying to renew the contracts.

It's leadership, stupid: Top candidates in governor's race contrast abilities

On the energy issue, Carris and Blucher pushed for conservation while Maynard, Mullin and Wilton favored renewing contracts set to expire within the next 10 years with the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant and Hydro-Quebec.