Steve Harrison
Steve Harrison is a reporter and host at WFAE, covering politics and government. In addition to his on-air stories, Steve hosts theInside Politicspodcast and writes itsweekly newsletter.
A veteran political reporter, Harrison has covered local and state politics for more than a decade in the region. He'll keep you up-to-date on the Charlotte City Council, what's happening with Mecklenburg County's Board of Commissioners, the North Carolina General Assembly, and much more.
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A loophole in the farm bill allows for the sale of hemp products that include a form of THC. North Carolina is one state where stores selling intoxicating hemp products have popped up. -
National Democrats have questioned the validity of the Green Party's signatures on a petition drive needed to get a spot on the state ballot. -
The National Republican Senatorial Committee is running an attack ad against Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Cheri Beasley. -
Pat McCrory, former Charlotte mayor and North Carolina governor, lost to Rep. Ted Budd in the Republican U.S. Senate primary Tuesday. -
North Carolina's Madison Cawthorn has developed a reputation as one of the most far-right members of Congress. But now his ability to run for reelection to the U.S. House is being challenged, in part because of his actions on the day of the attack on the Capitol in 2021. But Cawthorn is fighting back. -
Vice President Kamala Harris spoke at a light rail maintenance facility for the Charlotte Area Transit System on Thursday, touting the Biden administration's new $1.2 trillion infrastructure law. -
Republicans, including many in the NC GOP, have seized upon a sanitized version of a vulgar chant directed at President Joe Biden as a way to criticize the president. Here's what "Let's go, Brandon!" is all about. -
North Carolina lawmakers began drawing legislative maps based on new population data from the 2020 census. One proposed map would boost Republicans by putting Mecklenburg County into three congressional districts. -
North Carolina's top health official, Mandy Cohen, hasn't talked about obesity in six months during her coronavirus news briefings with Gov. Roy Cooper. -
About 100 people attended a public hearing Wednesday on North Carolina's redistricting process after the 2020 census.
