STATE HOUSE — A bill aimed at increasing transparency in political ads is back before the Legislature, after Gov. Charlie Baker proposed an amendment that would address concerns raised by Republicans who argued that the requirements were uneven.
Echoing a law already in place for TV, print and radio ads, the bill (H 543) would require political mailers and billboards to include a list of the top five donors to the organization that paid for them.
Within the next couple of years, you likely will be able to buy a highway-ready 3D-printed car from one of the most innovative automobile startups in the world. Local Motors is currently working on the LM3D, and it could fundamentally change the way we think of car manufacturing.
It all began with Jay Rogers, who isn't your typical entrepreneur. He started with a major in engineering at Princeton, intending to build cars, but later switched to international affairs and foreign policy. After spending time at a medical device company in China and an investment firm in Dallas, Rogers decided to go to business school.
