International Business News - County http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif A former Jefferson County Commission president pleaded guilty Tuesday to lying to a federal grand jury investigating bond deals that have pushed the Alabama county to the brink of filing the largest municipal bankruptcy ever. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081028/ex-ala-county-lawmaker-pleads-guilty-in-bond-case.htm Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:42:14 EDT An Indiana county still recovering from a primary night black eye is embroiled in a new election-year drama that could determine whether Democrats win Indiana's presidential contest for the first time in more than four decades. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/159616-lake-county-politics.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081025/battles-in-lake-co-may-decide-indiana-race.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081025/battles-in-lake-co-may-decide-indiana-race.htm Sat, 25 Oct 2008 13:29:14 EDT Multnomah County Chairman Ted Wheeler says he's seeking a 4 percent cut in government spending to weather the economic downturn. The reductions jeopardize the county's plans to open the never-used Wapato Jail and construct a justice center in the eastern part of the county--two projects that have hit obstacles in recent months. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081024/oregon-county-plans-4-percent-cut-in-spending.htm Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:51:58 EDT Commissioners in Alabama's most populous county voted against filing the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history Tuesday and the federal government refused to guarantee the county's $3.2 billion sewer bond debt. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081014/ala-county-votes-against-record-bankruptcy.htm Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:49:22 EDT Waiting to get lunch at the Dari Creme's walk-up window, Denise Leport wore an Ohio State Buckeyes sweat shirt along with a frown as she considered this year's presidential candidates. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/147950-swing-county.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/economy-heats-race-in-ohio-barometer-county.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/economy-heats-race-in-ohio-barometer-county.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:03:02 EDT A federal judge blocked the opening of some early voting sites in a heavily Democratic area of Republican-leaning Indiana until he can hear arguments Friday on whether they would violate state law. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/judge-puts-early-voting-in-3-ind-cities-on-hold.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:10:06 EDT Alabama's most populous county was unable to make an $83.5 million interest payment on its enormous sewer debt Tuesday and could decide within days whether to file what would be the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/alabama-county-to-miss-83m-payment-on-bond-debt.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:14:09 EDT A former commissioner will plead guilty to lying to grand jurors investigating bond deals that have Alabama's largest county on the brink of the biggest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history, a prosecutor said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/ex-official-to-plead-to-lying-in-bond-swap-probe.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:49:03 EDT Commissioners in Alabama's most populous county decided Monday against making payments on a $3.2 billion sewer debt until Sept. 30, a move Gov. Bob Riley said allows time for talks to possibly avoid filing the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080908/ala-county-takes-more-time-to-avoid-bankruptcy.htm Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:50:21 EDT Wall Street is taking more time to respond to a plan to restructure Jefferson County's $3.2 billion sewer debt and avoid the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/creditors-delay-answer-in-ala-county-debt-crisis.htm Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:27:20 EDT Alabama's largest county offered a plan Friday to restructure its $3.2 billion sewer debt and, at least for now, put off filing the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/ala-governor-in-talks-over-county-debt-crisis.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:27:54 EDT Alabama's largest county appears headed for the biggest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history, a $3.2 billion mess created by the nation's credit crunch and a colossal, corruption-riddled sewer project. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080815/ala-county-faces-biggest-us-municipal-bankruptcy.htm Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:16:34 EDT Prompted by fears of illegal immigration and a lack of jobs, one of South Carolina's most conservative counties has joined a wave of communities across the country considering laws to make English their official language. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/sc-county-may-make-english-official-language.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:49:39 EDT North Dakota's biggest wind developer is proposing a $2 billion wind turbine farm in the west-central part of the state. It would be capable of generating 1,000 megawatts of electricity. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/wind-developer-plans-2-billion-nd-project.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:08:44 EDT A bonding company for the new Butler County Prison has found a new general contractor to replace one that walked off the job in December. A.G. Cullen Construction, of Sharpsburg, terminated its $21.9 million contract with the county in December, claiming the county wasn't paying its bills. The county and Cullen had blamed one another for delays in construction that kept the prison from being finished in October. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080529/bonding-co-finds-new-pa-county-jail-contractor.htm Thu, 29 May 2008 15:06:45 EDT Indiana's sometimes-stepchild county held the balance late Tuesday in deciding whether Hillary Rodham Clinton would gain a key primary victory. Lake County, the state's second-most populous with nearly 500,000 people, had reported no results as of 11 p.m. EDT. A large number of absentee ballots and a record turnout delayed the tallies, and polls there close an hour later than much of the state because Lake is in the Central time zone. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080506/indianas-lake-county-has-tradition-of-late-vote-tallies.htm Tue, 06 May 2008 23:39:56 EDT