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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The new Metropolitan Public Transportation Authority was created after Mecklenburg voters in November approved an increase to the sales tax.
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Five Mecklenburg residents on Monday filed a petition to remove Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden from office. -
Democrats have dominated voter registration in North Carolina for decades. Now the GOP has more voters than Democrats. -
Mecklenburg state House member Carla Cunningham and Kevin Canty, McFadden's former deputy chief, filed the petition. -
Cunningham has held the District 106 seat in Mecklenburg since 2013. -
Mecklenburg County state Rep. Carla Cunningham is softening some of her most controversial comments on immigration, months after a floor speech and vote that sparked backlash among Democrats and helped draw multiple primary challengers. -
Residents and elected officials push NCDOT to examine possibility of I-77 tunnel near uptown; State sounds wary of cost — but could new sales tax money help? -
The Charlotte City Council swore in three new members Monday: Kimberly Owens, JD Mazuera Arias and Joi Mayo. -
Tennessee Republican Matt Van Epps this week won a special U.S. House election for a conservative district that includes part of Nashville. -
The Charlotte Area Transit System has increased security on the Lynx Blue Line after the murder in August.
