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PODCAST: Golden Gate goes digital, Rhode Island’s cynical

Electronic tolls at the Golden Gate Bridge. Three reasons why Rhode Island's economy is down. And will Boeing or Airbus come out on top in the US Airways-American merger?

San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge is going electronic today. It’s the first time in 76-years, that the iconic bridge will be without a human toll taker.

Rhode Island is tied for the highest unemployment rate in the nation. What’s got this state down while its neighbors are looking up?

Like any new couple, the American-US Airways merged airline will eventually have to decide things like which new planes to buy — and that can get complicated.

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PODCAST: Golden Gate goes digital, Rhode Island’s cynical