Latest Connecticut news, sports, business and entertainment – NECN
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) State lawmakers are poised to vote on a bill that would allow tolls on new Connecticut highways or highway extensions. The General Assembly’s Transportation Committee is scheduled to take up the legislation today. It would be the …

Latest Rhode Island news, sports, business and entertainment – NECN
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) Rhode Island’s unemployment rate improved slightly last month, but is still well above the national rate. The state Department of Labor and Training says the state’s unemployment rate fell to 11.2 percent in February, down from 11 …

Rajaratnam ‘Gets Tomorrow’s Business News Today,’ Prosecutors Say – Huffingtonpost.com
NEW YORK, March 9 (Reuters) – A corrupt man or a legitimate stock researcher? Prosecution and defense lawyers painted starkly different portraits of hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam at the start of the biggest Wall Street insider trading case in a …

Salt substitutes are becoming big business (News from the Natural Products Expo) – Chicago Tribune
ANAHIEIM — Salt substitutes are a major focus of the food industry, especially since the federal government issued its updated dietary guidelines earlier this year calling for a big reduction in salt intake. We’re not talking just table salt here. Many …