City Council member Michalyn Easter-Thomas’ seat could be in jeopardy
Memphis City Council member Michalyn Easter-Thomas (center) leads a redistricting committee meeting Dec. 13, 2022. Easter-Thomas recently accepted a position with the Memphis River Parks Partnership, which could violate the city charter. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Michalyn Easter-Thomas, a member of the Memphis City Council, could lose her seat after taking a job with the Memphis River Parks Partnership this week.
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Samuel Hardiman
Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise and investigative reporter who focuses on local government and politics. He began his journalism career at the Tulsa World in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he covered business and, later, K-12 education. Hardiman came to Memphis in 2018 to join the Memphis Business Journal, covering government and economic development. He then served as the Memphis Commercial Appeal’s city hall reporter and later joined The Daily Memphian in 2023. His current work focuses on Elon Musk’s xAI, regional energy needs and how Memphis and Shelby County government spend taxpayer dollars.
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