Report: Tennessee gets an ‘A’ in budget transparency

Tennessee is one of four states to receive an “A” in budget transparency, according to The Volcker Alliance’s annual Truth and Integrity in State Budgeting report.

The third annual report covers fiscal years 2017 through 2019 and grades all 50 states in five budgeting areas: budget forecasting, budget maneuvers, legacy costs, reserve funds and budget transparency. States received grades of A to D-minus for each category. Each grade reflects the state’s three-year average for each budgeting area.