Study: We may be out of shape, but our wallet is healthy

Tennessee may consistently rank as one of the nation’s unhealthiest states, but at least the state government has its financials in shape. That’s according to a new study from the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, which ranked Tennessee No. 8 among U.S. states for its fiscal health. George Mason’s study generated its ranking based on five separate categories, using annual state data for the fiscal year 2013. The first: cash solvency, or whether a state has enough cash to cover…
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