City Council staff shakeup leaves questions over possible retribution
A Memphis City Council staffer says prior to a staff restructuring, City Council member JB Smiley Jr. (left) threatened his job. Council Chairman Martavius Jones (right) said the staffer was let go due to job performance. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
A former Memphis City Council staffer said a personal dispute with Councilman JB Smiley Jr. cost him his job.
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Samuel Hardiman
Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise and investigative reporter who focuses on local government and politics. A native Rhode Islander who lives Downtown, he enjoys tennis, golf and reading.
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