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The city of Charlotte wants to build a new light rail line from Matthews to the airport and possibly beyond as part of an $8-12 billion transportation plan.
The Charlotte Regional Business Alliance has hired two prominent North Carolina political consultants to lobby the General Assembly to place a penny sales tax increase on the ballot in Mecklenburg County.
Republicans, who have majorities in the state House and Senate, will decide the fate of the tax. The alliance has hired Raleigh’s Paul Shumaker of Capitol Communications. Shumaker ran Thom Tillis’ first U.S. Senate victory in 2014.
But the Alliance is also going to lobby Democrats. It’s hired Morgan Jackson, a longtime adviser to Gov. Roy Cooper. Jackson is co-founder of Nexus Strategies.