By Bobby Atkinson, includes “Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury Justin Wilson had a stern message for the Metropolitan Government of Nashville: Balance the budget or face dire consequences. … One of the big things that’s giving the comptroller pause is how Metro plans, or more accurately, doesn’t plan to pay for its debt.” (Note: Nashville ranks 62nd (out of 75) in our analysis of the finances of the 75 largest cities in the U.S. Tennessee is notable for how the state government is in relatively good shape, but its largest cities are not.)