On November 3, abortion rights won in Vermont. Eighty-nine percent of the candidates for state legislature that has been endorsed by Planned Parenthood won. “Vermont voters elected reproductive rights champions to a super-majority of legislative seats, signaling support for candidates who promised to fight against efforts to restrict reproductive freedom,” Jessica Barquist said. She is a spokeswoman for the group. Planned Parenthood has a health center in Brattleboro.

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In Massachusetts, around $83 million a year will go to protecting farmland, forests, and other open space from development, after voters approved Question Six on November 3. "This vote is a powerful affirmation that everyone should have access to nature, clean water, and healthy landscapes," said Katie Theoharides. She runs an environmental group called The Trustees of Reservations.

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Thanks to the work of activists in the Pioneer Valley who have a web site at www.TrainsInTheValley.org starting in 2030, passenger trains between Springfield and Boston will be faster and more frequent. “Amtrak runs one trip in each direction (per day) at the moment between Springfield and Boston. The scheduled travel for this trip time is about two hours and 30 minutes at the moment. The plan is for this trip to take just under two hours in 2030. The plan is to add two additional trips in each direction in 2030, as a first step in adding service along this corridor,” Ben Heckscher told the Valley Post. He runs the Northampton-based group Trains in the Valley.