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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For the past four months, toll lanes have pushed new trains out of the headlines. The biggest transportation story in Charlotte has been the growing controversy over the planned Interstate 77 toll lanes from uptown to the South Carolina line. -
Mecklenburg Commissioners are upset about the impacts of proposed I-77 express lanes on greenways, parks and streams. -
The contract extension will bring the design of the Red Line commuter train to 30%. -
Early voting for the North Carolina primary hinted at strong Democratic enthusiasm ahead of Tuesday’s primary election. -
The North Carolina Department of Transportation on Thursday said it would ask four contractors to consider alternative designs for the highway. -
City Council claims win with three-month I-77 delay. But there's little to suggest any real changes.The N.C. Department of Transportation on Monday said it would delay issuing a Request for Proposals for new toll lanes on Interstate 77 until June. -
Turnout in the Democratic U.S. Senate primary was up 30% from 2022 this year. -
Two incumbent Democratic representatives in the N.C. House who drew the ire of their base by siding with Republicans in key votes lost their reelection bids on Tuesday. -
The N.C. Department of Transportation said it would delay issuing a Request for Proposals for the Interstate 77 toll lane project. -
Residents in some historically Black communities say the I-77 widening will hurt their neighborhoods.
