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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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. -
Cedric Dean has led the nonprofit Cedric Dean Homes since being released from federal prison last decade. -
The Charlotte City Council hired the law firm Cranfill Sumner to investigate City Council member Victoria Watlington's comments made in an email. -
Charlotte City Council on Monday approved a plan to sort through more than 125 people who have applied to serve on a new transit authority board — if voters approve an increase to the sales tax in November. -
Two weeks ago, Mecklenburg County Commissioner Susan Rodriguez McDowell hosted a forum in Steele Creek about the multi-billion-dollar transportation plan on the November ballot. -
The Charlotte City Council on Monday voted to defer voting on a plan on how to pick its 12 appointments to a new 27-member transit authority board. -
Supporters call the referendum a once-in-a-generation chance to expand rail and roads — though money doesn’t always stretch as far as envisioned.
