Welcome to Wednesday's morning show podcast, because you deserve a better morning.

Our first day on the ground here in Chicago as we get ready for this big radio summit that we're a part of tomorrow.

And as we've been doing all week long, we're inviting other panelists to join us.

And today we've got the super producers from two very successful shows around the country who will be going head to

head in a super producer's version of two second tunes. And coming up in The Core 4, an Oscar's

apology, but not the one you're thinking of. Welcome to the Morning Show podcast. My name is Anthony.

I'm Carla Marie. And today is Wednesday, August 17th, 2022.

The Core 4, the four headlines you need to know.

For the second year in a row, Arizona and Nevada will deal with cuts in the amount of water

they can draw from the Colorado River as a drought continues to hit the West.

40 million Americans in seven states rely on water from the river.

These states fail to respond to a federal deadline to develop a new water sharing agreement

so the government is allocating reductions.

Arizona is facing a 3% reduction on top of the 18% reduction they faced last year. These new cuts won't kick

in until next year, but it's going to force states to make important decisions about their water

allocation. Do they want to prioritize water for growing cities or agricultural areas? Last year,

Arizona put the burden of the cuts on the agricultural industry,

but this time they need to decide if they want to cut water to cities like Scottsdale and Peoria.

Nevada will lose 8% of its supply from the river.

However, most residents won't even notice as the state already recycles the majority of its water used indoors.

Yesterday marked a first for America's final frontier.

Alaska used ranked choice voting for the first time in the state's history.

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