Haslam cut taxes, raised surplus — but Cato gives him a ‘D’
With a Republican governor presiding over a Repuplican-dominatedĀ legislature, it would seem to follow that Tennessee would be earning high marks from organizations like the Cato Institute.
But Cato recently gave Gov. Bill Haslam a 'D' and assigned him a number grade putting him among the lowest-ranking governors in the country. This, despite Haslam cutting taxes significantly and raising the state's rainy-day fund.
What gives?