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On today's Why. Why do we argue so much over other spending and delay infrastructure needs? 

What’s the safety rating for the bridge that caused the I-10 road closure? The Federal Highway Administration rates a bridge’s condition in one of three categories: Poor, Fair or Good. The Gila River Bridge is rated as “fair.

You might be saying “It’s Arizona in the summer.  It gets hot.  Get over it.”  You wouldn’t be alone.  One of the guys on our afternoon show says the same thing.  You’re missing the point, though.  Why “get over it” doesn’t cut it.

Out of control animals, out of control shipping and out of control development.  Today’s headline volley has lost all control.

Don Hiatt said the 2020 elections were stolen. County Recorder Stephen Richer, who is running for re-election, said the previous election was not stolen

On today's Why. WHY, after numerous lawsuits, investigations, cyber ninja inquiries and all, is there still doubt?

Cool cats, cooler heads and cool drunks, are NOT in the headlines today.  You’ll find out why we have the uncoolest volley yet.

Some members of the AZ GOP want to lynch people within their own party and others, like Gov Brewer, are standing up to the deniers and telling them to get back in line. You’ll be surprised to hear which faction is getting the most votes in the coming primaries.

While you keep listening to hear about new Supreme Court rulings, and we appreciate that, they already dropped the gavel on a couple lower profile cases that could make it harder to fall in love.

On today's why. Why isn’t the Supreme Court prioritizing timely rulings like deciding on Trump’s immunity? 

New numbers from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show Arizona is one of the most dangerous states for deadly crashes involving red-light runners.

Arguments, Debates and Fights highlight the stories to send you into the weekend. See why it’s a butt kicking headline volley on the Chris and Joe Show.

The Arizona attorney general is moving to throw out a request from the Maricopa County Attorney's Office to resume executions in Arizona. Why is there even a question of who signs a death warrant?  

The Arizona attorney general is moving to throw out a request from the Maricopa County Attorney's Office to resume executions in Arizona.

Feeling good, feeling sick and feeling broke.... The headlines today are full of emotion.  Find out why in our headline volley.

L.A. school district approves strict student cellphone ban. Why is a ban like this NEVER coming to Arizona?

The highest temperatures of the year so far are expected as Phoenix tops out at 114º on Thursday.  Are we getting a mon - SOON or a mon - later?

You might be wondering, like so many of us are, why the county attorneys’ offices continue to dole out these slaps on the wrist for the Gilbert Goons.  The prosecutors might be more inclined to work harder on the punishment side of this Law and Order episode. KTAR Legal Analyst Barry Markson joins The Chris and Joe Show. 

Whether you already feel it or just know you’re going to be hit with a blast of hot air when you walk outside, there’s no arguing, we are in the throes of Arizona’s 2024 summer.  And, officially, today is only the first day of summer!  How bad, or good, could it get this year? 

The Los Angeles Unified School District will join the growing number of schools across the country that want to ban students from using their smartphones on campus. Can it happen in Arizona?

A majority of Black Americans polled believe political, economic and criminal justice systems are holding Black people back, a new Pew Research Center survey finds. Why is trust so low and what needs to be done to get the numbers moving in the right direction? Chris and Joe discuss with Daryl Davis, Race relations expert and author: Klan-destine Relationships, and his documentary Accidental Courte...

Paul Gosar introduced a bill requiring the U.S. Treasury to start printing $500 bills again after 79 years, with the bill  “ featuring a portrait ” of Trump in place of the late President William McKinley. Gosar said the proposal was meant to draw attention to high inflation under Joe Biden . Chris, who should appear on the $500 bill?

Why is the Gilbert PD trying to gaslight us into believing the facts aren’t what we think they are?  

Happy Juneteenth!  For some it’s a day of remembrance, for others a day of celebration.  And, of course, because America... it’s a day for mattress sales.  The good, the great and the ugly of Juneteenth on the Chris and Joe Show.

Gilbert police had evidence the "Gilbert Goons" assaulted "30+" people nearly a year before 16-year-old Preston Lord was beaten to death by a gang of teenagers at a Halloween party in Queen Creek.