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1. Wild day in Washington.

• He said she’s a “third-grade” politician. She said he’s having a meltdown.
• With those words, President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi chalked up the latest explosive meeting that ended abruptly with a walkout at the White House.
• It’s a familiar ritual, with Trump and congressional leaders meeting on official business, only to see the session devolve into colorful, name-calling commentary that’s a new kind of addition to the history books.
• The administration called in congressional leadership to discuss the situation in Syria. Trump’s action has opened the door for a Turkish military attack on Syrian Kurds who have been aligned with the U.S. in fighting the country’s long-running war.
• After the meeting, Trump tweeted the above picture saying “Nervous Nancy’s unhinged meltdown!”
• The House on Wednesday voted, 354-60, to overwhelmingly oppose the president’s announced U.S. troop withdrawal from Syria, a rare bipartisan rebuke.
• Five of Alabama’s seven members of Congress voted in favor of the resolution, including Reps. Martha Roby, Mike Rogers, Robert Aderholt, Gary Palmer and Terri Sewell.
• Reps. Bradley Byrne and Mo Brooks voted against the resolution.
• Meanwhile, Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived this morning in Turkey where they will attempt to achieve a ceasefire in the conflict with the Kurds in Syria.
• Turkish President Recep Erdogan indicated he wouldn’t meet with the delegation and said he threw a warning letter from President Trump in the trash.
• Read more, including some of the back-and-forth from the White House meeting, HERE.

 

 

2. More Q3 fundraising numbers.

• The late Summer months are not the best time for political fundraising. So, it has been interesting to see the quarterly numbers come in from Alabama’s competitive contests for U.S. Senate and Congress.
• Yesterday, we reported the Senate numbers. I actually failed to account for some money U.S. Sen. Doug Jones received via committee transfers, so that updated chart is HERE.
• Today, we have the numbers for the competitive House seats.
• In AL-1, Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Carl leads the pack with $255,866 brought in for Q3 and now has $741,307 cash on hand. That puts Carl in the catbird seat financially, and could also put a target on his back in this competitive race. See the full AL-1 fundraising report HERE.
• In AL-2, Dothan businessman Jeff Coleman easily outpaced other candidates raising $468,001 and chipping in another $500,000 of his own money. That puts Coleman at almost $1 million, which will buy a lot of TV, radio, mail and digital over the next five months.
• See the full AL-2 fundraising report HERE.

 

 

 

 

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3. Search continues.

• Authorities searching for missing 3-year-old Kamille “Cupcake” McKinney say a search of a Birmingham apartment complex did not turn up signs of the child.
• Multiple police officers descended on a small apartment development Wednesday morning in Birmingham less than 10 miles from where the child was last seen Saturday at a birthday party.
• A police spokesman, Sgt. Johnny Williams, says officers were acting on a tip. But he says police searched every apartment and vehicle in the complex and didn’t find the child.
• Authorities say the girl was snatched away from a birthday party outside a housing project Saturday night.
• Inaccurate media reports that the child had been found flooded social media Wednesday afternoon before police clarified that such reports were incorrect.
• The reward for information leading to the child’s safe return and the apprehension of her kidnappers is now up to $25,000, including $5,000 from the Governor’s Office and $20,000 from Crime Stoppers.
• Anyone with information about where the child could be is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777 or call Birmingham police.
• Read more HERE.

 

 

4. Boeing selected to continue NASA moon mission.

• NASA announced Wednesday it would contract with Boeing to build the Space Launch System Artemis III that will take humans back to the moon and set the stage for longer range manned space missions, including to Mars.
• The SLS is managed at the Marshal Space Flight Center in Huntsville.
• Boeing had already been working on the Artemis I and Artemis II mission core stages, and NASA’s decision ensures the company will continue its SLS work for the next decade. The full contract is expected to support up to 10 core stages and up to eight Exploration Upper Stages (EUS).
• “These initial steps allow NASA to start building the core stage that will launch the next astronauts to set foot on the lunar surface and build the powerful exploration upper stage that will expand the possibilities for Artemis missions by sending hardware and cargo along with humans or even heavier cargo needed to explore the Moon or Mars,” said NASA Administrator Jim Bredenstine.
• “We greatly appreciate the confidence NASA has placed in Boeing to deliver this deep space rocket and their endorsement of our team’s approach to meeting this unprecedented technological and manufacturing challenge in support of NASA’s Artemis program,” said Jim Chilton, senior vice president of Boeing’s Space and Launch division.
• Read more HERE.

 

5. Corrections releases execution protocol.

• The Alabama Department of Corrections on Wednesday released its death row execution method after being ordered to by a federal judge.
• The judge’s order allowed the state to redact some of the information – like the source of the drugs used and the names of officers – for security reasons.
• The state called off death row inmate Doyle Lee Hamm’s execution last year after multiple failed attempts to insert a needle into his veins.
• The Associated Press, The Montgomery Advertiser and the Alabama Media Group had asked the court last year to unseal the protocol and other records.
• Alabama has also authorized execution with nitrogen gas, but has not announced the development of a protocol for using gas to carry out a death sentence.
• Full story from Kim Chandler HERE.

 

 

 

 

A message from The Business Council of Alabama

• Alabama has a proud history of fostering innovation and inspiring great ideas that have transformed how we live, work and do business.
• The Alabama Incentives Modernization (AIM) Act is a transformative piece of legislation that primes Alabama for success by ensuring that entrepreneurs and technology-based companies have the tools they need to flourish in our state.
• Simply put, the AIM Act is a game-changer.
• Read more from Business Council of Alabama President and CEO Katie Boyd Britt.

 

 

 

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