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Why The Recall Election Of Phoenix Councilman Michael Nowakowski Was Halted

Michael Nowakowski
City of Phoenix
Michael Nowakowski.

Earlier this week, it was announced that there would be no recall election for Phoenix Councilman Michael Nowakowski.

While the Urban Phoenix Project PAC collected enough signatures to force a recall election, Nowakowski’s sister filed a lawsuit challenging the effort — and a judge ruled in her favor.

To help sift through the details, Arizona Republic reporter Jessica Boehm joined The Show.

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Mark Brodie is a co-host of The Show, KJZZ’s locally produced news magazine. Since starting at KJZZ in 2002, Brodie has been a host, reporter and producer, including several years covering the Arizona Legislature, based at the Capitol.