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Judge clears way for Alabama county bankruptcy
Mar 05, 2012 14:12 EST
(Reuters) - Alabama's Jefferson County can go ahead with its $4.23 billion bankruptcy case, the biggest ever by an American municipality, a federal judge ruled.
Judge clears way for Alabama county's bankruptcy
Mar 05, 2012 08:41 EST
(Reuters) - Alabama's Jefferson County is fully eligible for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection and can proceed with its $4.23 billion case, the biggest ever by an American municipality, a federal judge ruled.
Retiring Baby Boomers give Florida a cold shoulder
Dec 20, 2011 16:35 EST
MIAMI (Reuters) - Florida just isn't what it used to be for retirees.
Jobless rates drop in almost all states in November
Dec 20, 2011 14:39 EST
(Reuters) - Unemployment rates in almost all states dropped in November, and 45 states had jobless rates lower than the year before, Labor Department data showed on Tuesday.
Jobless rates drop in almost all states in November
Dec 20, 2011 13:03 EST
(Reuters) - Unemployment rates in almost all U.S. states dropped in November, and 45 states had jobless rates lower than the year before, U.S. Labor Department data showed on Tuesday.
Federal regulators probe Miami stadium bonds
Dec 05, 2011 15:13 EST
MIAMI (Reuters) - Federal securities regulators are investigating the public financing of Miami's new professional baseball stadium and have issued subpoenas to local governments for masses of documents.
Fingerpointing over tape about alleged abuse by Syracuse coach
Dec 01, 2011 16:24 EST
SYRACUSE, New York (Reuters) - Syracuse University's chancellor said on Thursday the school would have fired ex-coach Bernie Fine eight years earlier had it known of an audio tape that suggests he sexually molested young boys, which was being held by the local newspaper.
Judge rejects some arguments of Alabama receiver
Nov 29, 2011 14:40 EST
(Reuters) - The federal judge handling the bankruptcy of Alabama's Jefferson County rejected two legal arguments that he cannot limit the powers of a receiver who is running the county's massively indebted sewer system.
Alabama county bankruptcy was a surprise: receiver
Nov 17, 2011 17:28 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Creditors of Alabama's Jefferson County were "very close" to reaching a deal with the debt-stricken county and were caught off guard when it filed for bankruptcy last week, the court-appointed manager for the county's sewer system said on Thursday.
Jefferson County bankruptcy another Alabama "punt"
Nov 17, 2011 16:45 EST
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - They call it "Alabama Punting Syndrome," and it has a lengthy history.
Alabama county files biggest municipal bankruptcy
Nov 10, 2011 09:52 EST
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama's Jefferson County filed for bankruptcy court protection on Wednesday in the biggest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.
Alabama county files biggest municipal bankruptcy
Nov 10, 2011 09:51 EST
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama's Jefferson County filed for bankruptcy court protection on Wednesday in the biggest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.
Alabama county files biggest municipal bankruptcy
Nov 10, 2011 00:09 EST
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama's Jefferson County filed for bankruptcy court protection on Wednesday in the biggest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.
Alabama county files biggest municipal bankruptcy
Nov 10, 2011 00:09 EST
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama's Jefferson County filed for bankruptcy court protection on Wednesday in the biggest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.
Battles by states over online taxes may yield little
Oct 31, 2011 14:35 EDT
(Reuters) - America's state governments won't see many revenue gains any time soon if they triumph in battles to tax sales by out-of-state Internet retailers, a leading Wall Street credit-ratings group said on Monday.
State spending measures down in November elections
Oct 25, 2011 16:17 EDT
(Reuters) - Arkansas and Texas are the only states with meaty fiscal measures to be decided by voters in November's off-year elections, according to Standard & Poor's Ratings Service on Tuesday.
Florida consumer confidence tilts toward record low
Oct 25, 2011 15:07 EDT
MIAMI (Reuters) - Consumer confidence in Florida, an epicenter of America's housing bust with unusually high unemployment, fell in October and neared historic lows last seen in 2008's credit crunch, survey takers said on Tuesday.
Retiring Baby Boomers give Florida a cold shoulder
Oct 07, 2011 15:29 EDT
MIAMI (Reuters) - Florida just isn't what it used to be for retirees.
U.S. swimmer Nyad ending Cuba-Florida crossing- team
Sep 25, 2011 12:08 EDT
MIAMI (Reuters) - U.S. long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad has decided to end later on Sunday an attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida after being stung overnight in the face and eyes by jellyfish, her team said.
Factbox: Cost estimates of Storm Irene on states
Sep 01, 2011 19:49 EDT
(Reuters) - Catastrophe modeling company Eqecat, whose software is used by insurers to predict exposure to disasters, estimated the economic losses in the United States from Hurricane Irene at more than $10 billion.
