Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal will hold a press conference at the state Capitol at 10:30 a.m. Monday to make closing arguments in favor of a 1 percent sales tax to fund transportation projects. The tax, commonly called T-SPLOST, will be decided in a regional transportation referendum on Tuesday.

Monday's event will be the first time Reed, a Democrat, and Deal, Republican, have held a joint press conference on the transportation tax. The T-SPLOST could raise $7.2 billion over a decade.

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A rendering of the columbarium memorial that is estimated to be completed by next summer or fall in the southeast part of Oakland Cemetery, officials said. (Courtesy of Historic Oakland Foundation)

Credit: Historic Oakland Foundation