Jefferson County, Alabama

Jefferson County, Alabama Files for Bankruptcy

Jefferson County, Alabama filed the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history on Wednesday after the County Commissions found its billions of dollars in debts were unsustainable. The county, which includes Alabama’s largest city, Birmingham, is $4.2 billion in debt, $3.1 billion of which is owed for a out of control sewer project. The bankruptcy has […]

Jefferson County, Ala. Battles Massive Debt Following Corruption