CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Days before Mecklenburg County voters will decide whether to increase the sales tax to fund transit projects, a campaign finance report is revealing which corporations are funding the effort to pass it.

The 30-year plan is projected to generate approximately $19.4 billion to fund road, bus, and rail improvements across the region, including the creation of the Red Line light rail . If approved by voters, it would also provide funding to create a Metropolitan Public Transportation Authority which would make decisions about how that funding is spent.

The "Coalition for a Better 2050," which supports the sales tax increase, has raised $1.7 million, according to the report.

The biggest donor is Atrium Health, which contributed $250,000. HNTB, an infrastructure firm, donate

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