BRADENTON, Fla. — Bankrupt Jefferson County, Ala.'s $1.7 billion of new sewer warrants should be rated in the B or Ba range, reflecting "substantial-to-high credit risk," according to a special report ...

BRADENTON, Fla. — Citing fundamental concerns about bankrupt Jefferson County, Ala.'s upcoming $1.7 billion sewer warrant sale, including the risk of political interference, Fitch Ratings assigned ...

Jefferson County's crumbling finances eroded further today, after a second credit-rating cut to junk and the first signs Wall Street is eyeing general county obligations as tainted by the sewer ...