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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A majority of Charlotte City Council members say they want the North Carolina Department of Transportation to pause planning work for the Interstate 77 express toll lanes from uptown to the South Carolina line. -
Viewed one way, Monday’s hearing on crime in Charlotte was a huge success for Republican state legislators. -
$3.2 billion project aims to reduce congestion, but concerns mount over effect on neighborhoods. -
Michael Whatley’s path to winning the U.S. Senate race has always run through tearing down Democrat Roy Cooper. -
Legislators in Raleigh are grilling Mecklenburg County leaders on Monday about crime — especially the high-profile killing of Iryna Zarutska on the light rail — and their cooperation with federal immigration officials. -
West Charlotte residents are furious that the N.C. Department of Transportation this week said it plans to build elevated express toll lanes on Interstate 77 through uptown, and some protesters shouted down a Charlotte City Council member during a town hall Thursday night. -
The N.C. Department of Transportation plans to build express toll lanes on Interstate 77 from uptown to the South Carolina line. -
The new Metropolitan Public Transportation Authority will have enough money this summer to build a temporary waiting room and ticketing area for Gateway Station. -
The Federal Transit Administration audited the Charlotte Area Transit System's safety plans after the August murder of Iryna Zarutska on a Lynx Blue Line train. -
The Census this week released new state population estimates. That helped project what the Electoral College will look like after the 2030 Census.
