Steve Harrison
Political Reporter at WFAE-FM (Charlotte, NC)
Covers politics for @WFAE in Charlotte. Formerly of @MiamiHerald and @theobserver
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3 days ago |
wfae.org | Steve Harrison
A version of this news analysis originally appeared in the Inside Politics newsletter, out Fridays. Sign up here to get it first to your inbox. Editor's Note: After this newsletter was published Friday, Charlotte's interim city attorney clarified his previous statements to acknowledge there are not criminal penalties for talking about closed session discussions. Read more on that here.
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5 days ago |
wfae.org | Steve Harrison
The city of Charlotte said Friday that Interim City Attorney Anthony Fox misspoke during a news conference Wednesday when talking about state law governing closed City Council sessions. Fox said Wednesday that state statutes prohibit elected officials from discussing publicly anything that happens in a closed session meeting. He also said there are criminal penalties for discussing anything in closed session.
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6 days ago |
wfae.org | Steve Harrison
Charlotte interim City Attorney Anthony Fox said Wednesday that state law prohibits elected officials from talking about anything that happens in a closed session and that there are criminal penalties for people who do so. But his interpretation runs counter to how Charlotte’s previous three city attorneys have interpreted state law. And one legal expert said Fox’s interpretation is not correct.
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6 days ago |
wfae.org | Steve Harrison
Charlotte City Council member Victoria Watlington on Thursday walked back some of the explosive allegations she made Tuesday in an email to constituents that was titled “Power Corrupts.”Watlington was upset about how the city handled a six-figure financial settlement with police chief Johnny Jennings. Her initial email said she was concerned about "unethical, immoral and illegal activities” within city government.
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1 week ago |
wfae.org | Steve Harrison
Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles and a handful of City Council members held an extraordinary news conference Wednesday afternoon at the Government Center. Their message: The city is not corrupt. They were responding to an email City Council member Victoria Watlington sent to constituents Monday night in which she blasted the city’s handling of a six-figure financial settlement with police Chief Johnny Jennings.
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In addition to former council member Andy Dulin and conservative newsletter writer Andrew Dunn, Edwin Peacock has thrown his name into the ring to finish the last six months of Tariq Bokhari's term. Peacock lost a bid for mayor in 2013. https://t.co/RJCB3w9c5K
Six months after inflammatory and threatening text messages from former city council member @FinTechInnov8r to @cmpd chief Johnny Jennings surfaced, the police chief is seeking $$ from the city, possibly six figures: https://t.co/xRj2hiypfm
The Metropolitan Transit Commission just rejected Matthews' request to study a new 40-45-15 transit funding split, with 40% for roads, 45% for rail, and 15% for buses. Many MTC members said they have already done too much public engagement to look at something new