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 City Council member Edwin Peacock will finish the final six months of Republican Tariq Bokhari's term on City Council. -
Based on the interim city attorney's interpretation of North Carolina's open records laws, it’s worth theorizing how a different scenario could play out under the same reasoning. -
Krista Bokhari wants to finish the last six months of Tariq Bokhari's term. He resigned last month to take a high-level job with the Federal Transit Administration. -
One Charlotte City Council member said the city has agreed to pay CMPD Chief Johnny Jennings $300,000 due to threatening text messages he received from former City Council member Tariq Bokhari -
The Charlotte City Council held a public hearing on Thursday for people who want to finish the last six months of Tariq Bokhari’s term on council. Bokhari resigned from council last month to take a high-ranking transit job in the Trump administration.
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Money from an increased transit sales tax might replace — not supplement — existing spending on roads, fueling more spending on non-transportation projects. -
Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles on Monday night asked City Council member Renee Johnson to work with her on ways to improve council relationships. Her outreach came as the council remained sharply divided over a reported $300,000 settlement made to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings. -
Brown wrote on Facebook over the weekend that the city will pay Police Chief Johnny Jennings $300,000 to settle a potential lawsuit over threatening text messages sent by former City Council member Tariq Bokhari. -
Does Charlotte need its own “plumbers”? Democratic Charlotte City Council member Malcolm Graham is on board with the concept. -
Interim City Attorney Anthony Fox released a statement Friday saying he gave the public incorrect information about what can be disclosed publicly after a closed-session meeting.
