Mike Catalini

Associated Press

Justin Paetow, center, a tin shop worker at Bath Iron Works, takes part in a demonstration against COVID-19 vaccine mandate outside the shipyard on Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, in Bath, Maine.

Vaccine Mandates Create Conflict with Defiant Workers

The mandate for federal contractors goes into effect in December.

Bill Makes Smart Guns Available

The measure sets up a commission to approve smart guns, which are personalized firearms that can be fired only by authorized users.

In this file photo, gun silencers are on display at the Sig Sauer booth at the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show in Las Vegas.

Gun Silencers Could be Barred

The new measure would open a 90-day buyback window for the estimated 1.5 million registered silencers.

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal, center, stands with Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, left, and state Environmental Protection Commissioner Catherine McCabe during a news conference announcing pollution lawsuits filed by the state, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018, in Newark, N.J. Grewal said it's the largest single-day action the state has taken in at least a decade and the first new natural resources damages case since 2008. He said he didn't have an estimate for what the state might recover financially but said the cases could take a long time to prosecute. The cases include two sites in Newark, two in Woodbridge and one each in Atlantic City and Warren County.

NJ Launches 6 Lawsuits Over Pollution

"Message: If you make a mess, clean it up," said one lawmaker.