For a non-profit organization dedicated to public service, KNME-TV pays its general manager more than its faithful supporters might imagine.  Polly Anderson, the general manager of New Mexico PBS, receives $165,000 a year, plus benefits. Her non-profit salary is right up there with what for-profit corporations pay managers at far larger television stations.  Though her [...]

One of the polarizing bills of the Obama presidency passed Thursday night — a measure that extends unemployment benefits and the so-called Bush tax cuts to all Americans, including families that earn more than $250,000 a year. Even though the bill passed the Senate 81-19 and the House of Representatives 277-148, four out of the [...]