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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Former state legislator Wesley Harris is challenging Drew Kromer to lead the Mecklenburg Democratic Party. -
NC Republican Sen. Thom Tillis has been verbally attacked for supporting President Trump -
The North Carolina Senate approved legislation last week that would prohibit teaching diversity, equity and inclusion in public schools, and limit how teachers can discuss sensitive topics, like race, in classrooms. -
Eight years ago, The Resistance was in full swing. It started the weekend of the inauguration, and didn’t let up for four years. In 2025, it’s been a bit slower going. -
There’s finally a bill before the General Assembly, and legislative leaders sound more receptive than ever. But it could be at least several months before we know if the plan is a go. -
A long-awaited bill that would allow Mecklenburg County voters to vote on a one-cent sales tax increase for transportation has been filed in the state Senate. -
Cannabis advocate and former Democratic congressional candidate Barbara Gaskins has filed civil rights complaints with N.C. Attorney General Jeff Jackson’s office and the U.S. Department of Justice over the state’s puzzling marijuana laws. -
With Democratic Attorney General Jeff Jackson now straitjacketed to align with the legislature, some GOP lawmakers are looking for even more control. -
The plans include the Red Line commuter train and Gold Line streetcar extensions. -
Merriweather's message: Mecklenburg is very different from any other North Carolina county, with far more violent crime on a per capita basis.
