Steve Harrison
Political ReporterSteve Harrison is WFAE's politics and government reporter. Prior to joining WFAE, Steve worked at the Charlotte Observer, where he started on the business desk, then covered politics extensively as the Observer’s lead city government reporter. Steve also spent 10 years with the Miami Herald. His work has appeared in The Washington Post, the Sporting News and Sports Illustrated.
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Mecklenburg residents will vote on Nov. 4 whether to increase the sales tax from 7.25% to 8.25% to pay for a multi-billion-dollar transportation plan. -
Mecklenburg County voters will decide Nov. 4 whether to increase the sales tax from 7.25% to 8.25%. -
Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles launched the Mayor's Racial Equity Initiative in 2021. It focused on reducing racial disparities in four areas. -
The Charlotte City Council voted unanimously Monday night to spend $1.5 million to rebuild the historic Excelsior Club on Charlotte’s west side.
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Council members voted to help rebuild the historic Black club in Washington Heights.
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In 2014, 61% of Mecklenburg voters rejected a plan to increase the sales tax by a quarter of a penny, from 7.25% to 7.5%. Most of the money would have gone to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. -
Ridership on the Lynx Blue Line fell 10% in September compared to the same month in 2024. The city was shocked by the Aug. 22 murder of 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska on the light rail. -
The Charlotte City Council voted Monday night to postpone making their seven appointments to a proposed transit authority governing board until after the November election.
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Charlotte housing advocate Cedric Dean has been accused by the U.S. Attorney's Office of fraudulently billing more than $14 million in Medicaid payments over 10 months in 2024 and 2025. -
Interim City Attorney Anthony Fox signed a contract extension this summer that pays $28,000 a month for November and December. He will receive that money even if he isn't working.
