NAMPA — Despite controversy that has spread throughout the community, Nampa’s LGBTQ+ club for youths, CLUTCH, met Thursday and proceeded with its weekly meeting as usual. “We did our normal routine. We had a meal, we had some great chili, and we did an awesome yarn craft, and we just hung out,” Director of Operations Mindy OldenKamp said. Its members are mostly in their teens with a handful of young adults. CLUTCH and its mission have been brought into question this past week by Nampa Sen. Brian Lenney. Lenney is completing his first term as a Republican senator and recently won reelection for his next term. Originally from California, Lenney has labeled himself as a political refugee and moved to Idaho in 2010, according to his website. After spotting a CLUTCH flyer on Nampa Public Library’s bulletin board, in emails with the library director, Lenney questioned how a flyer promoting CLUTCH was appropriate for a library bulletin board. “So your policy means adults can invite kids to talk about sex?” Lenney wrote in a Nov. 18 email. Lenney declined an interview with the Idaho Press over the phone and did not respond to emailed questions. The flyer includes the weekly meeting time and location and states its membership age range of 14 to 20 years old. There are no mentions of sex. A flyer from CLUTCH, a Nampa LGBTQ+ club for youths, was targeted by a state senator on social media this week. “No pressure, no judgments, just you,” the flyer reads. “Creating an affirming space in our community for LGBTQ+ youth.” Lenney has gone on to claim that the flyer promotes a group that is complicit in grooming and pedophilia. His social media posts regarding the flyer have sparked outrage. One of Lenney’s posts received 14,000 views as of Friday and multiple posts have dozens of replies supporting Lenney’s position. “So their policy allows inappropriate sexual perversion towards children and no one there has the guts to stand up and rip the flyer down to protect children,” one X user wrote. “Sounds standard for those freaks. And this is why I do not take my kids to public libraries.” AT THE LIBRARY Since Lenney’s initial Nov. 20 post, the library has received approximately 30 to 40 complaints via phone and email, according to library Director Claire Connley. In an interview with the Idaho Press, Connley said that the flyer does not go against library policy. “It’s merely inviting people to a meeting,” Connley said. “So no, I do not find that inappropriate.” While her staff will take a look at the bulletin boards a few times a week, flyers are not individually vetted by library staff or the board before they are posted. At any time, Connley said the library will have dozens of flyers on display. Before this, Connley can not recall ever receiving complaints about materials on the bulletin boards. “It’s been quite negative,” Connley said. “It’s been accusing the library staff of all kinds of things.” During this difficult week for her staff, Connley noted that complaints have come in from out of state as well. “When people have agendas, a lot of the time it’s their own, personal agenda,” Connley said. “We just try to do what we believe is right, and we’re a great resource for the community.” CITY COUNCILMEMBER RESPONDS Following communication with Connley, Lenney forwarded the email thread to multiple city councilors and leadership. “I know you’ve probably all seen this,” Lenney wrote in the Nov. 20 email. “But, wow... this is the response from our library when child groomers are on the prowl?” Councilmember Natalie Jangula, a self-proclaimed staunch conservative, disagreed with Lenney’s representation of CLUTCH, questioning where his accusations came from. “Where does it say or imply that adults will be talking to kids about sex?” Jangula wrote in response. Jangula is in her second term as a city councilmember and has stated that she does not align herself with LGBTQ+ values. Despite this, Jangula said that Lenney’s accusations were unfounded and that he was impeding on the group’s rights with “made–up information.” “As a constitutional conservative, I will never stand in the way of anyone’s rights that I believe God has given them,” Jangula wrote. “The right to peacefully and lawfully assemble, even if I don’t agree with it, is something I will defend.” Rather than being concerned about grooming allegations, Jangula said she has recognized a pattern of closed-mindedness. “I don’t think it’s relevant to the discussion because it’s made-up information,” Jangula said in an interview with the Idaho Press. “I don’t know where this is coming from. I think that we have had a shift in our politics here in Idaho, and it’s becoming more dangerous.” Jangula has previously been criticized online for attending the controversial Canyon County Pride Festival , which was held in June. In particular, Jangula said it was harmful for Lenney as a public leader to perpetuate a false narrative against a group he doesn’t agree with. “Brian Lenney’s remarks are a place of authority,” Jangula said. “He is coming from a place of saying, ‘if you don’t align with me, you don’t have rights,’ and I think that that’s very dangerous for a state senator to have that viewpoint.” If a parent doesn’t agree with the group’s mission, Jangula said, don’t send them there. “The last couple of days have just shone a whole new light on a lot of things going on in Idaho,” Jangula said. “And I’m just — I’m really saddened by it, honestly.” CLUTCH RECEIVES SUPPORT Contrary to all the attention the group has recently received, OldenKamp said that the library has taken more flak for it than CLUTCH has. “I can honestly say we have had very little negative contact, and we’ve been receiving many, many, many positive messages of support,” OldenKamp said. “We’ve received some donations, and so our community really just showed up for us, which we are so grateful for.” In total, as of Friday morning, CLUTCH has received four negative communications and many more positive ones. As for assumptions of pedophilia and grooming taking place, OldenKamp said that all of CLUTCH’s adult volunteers are vetted with a background check. She also said that CLUTCH’s parents have been very supportive and positive, often dropping their kids off at meetings. “We know exactly what adults are present,” she said. Rather than a political movement or discussion group, CLUTCH’s weekly meetings are geared toward having a good time within a supportive group. Meetings vary between learning a new skill, crafting and playing games. “What a weird thought process,” OldenKamp said about assumptions of pedophilia. “It’s just unfortunate because no one’s asking us. None of the folks who are making the negative comments have reached out to actually find out what we do or who we are.” Those interested in learning more about CLUTCH can visit the website at clutchnampa.org . 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Franklin Resources Inc. decreased its position in Hilltop Holdings Inc. ( NYSE:HTH – Free Report ) by 2.4% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 50,945 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 1,259 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc.’s holdings in Hilltop were worth $1,608,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Sunbelt Securities Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Hilltop during the third quarter worth about $29,000. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Hilltop by 1.7% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,056,739 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $33,991,000 after purchasing an additional 17,477 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC increased its stake in shares of Hilltop by 112.9% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 106,619 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $3,428,000 after purchasing an additional 56,537 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Hilltop by 53.1% during the third quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 70,905 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,280,000 after purchasing an additional 24,591 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp increased its stake in shares of Hilltop by 4.4% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,568,227 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $82,594,000 after purchasing an additional 107,348 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 57.13% of the company’s stock. Wall Street Analyst Weigh In A number of analysts have recently commented on HTH shares. StockNews.com raised shares of Hilltop from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their target price on shares of Hilltop from $34.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, Raymond James lowered shares of Hilltop from a “market perform” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and three have assigned a hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $34.50. Insider Buying and Selling at Hilltop In other Hilltop news, CAO Keith E. Bornemann sold 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $32.00, for a total value of $80,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 9,124 shares in the company, valued at $291,968. The trade was a 21.51 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website . Also, CEO Martin Bradley Winges sold 30,851 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $32.61, for a total transaction of $1,006,051.11. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 77,748 shares in the company, valued at $2,535,362.28. The trade was a 28.41 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here . 29.30% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders. Hilltop Trading Down 1.3 % HTH opened at $28.89 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.88 billion, a PE ratio of 17.72 and a beta of 1.13. Hilltop Holdings Inc. has a twelve month low of $28.44 and a twelve month high of $35.62. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $31.32 and its 200 day moving average price is $31.50. Hilltop ( NYSE:HTH – Get Free Report ) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.46 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.37 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $411.49 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $302.29 million. Hilltop had a net margin of 6.65% and a return on equity of 4.90%. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.57 earnings per share. As a group, analysts predict that Hilltop Holdings Inc. will post 1.48 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. Hilltop Announces Dividend The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 22nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 8th were issued a $0.17 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 8th. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.35%. Hilltop’s payout ratio is 41.72%. Hilltop Company Profile ( Free Report ) Hilltop Holdings Inc provides business and consumer banking services. It operates through three segments: Banking, Broker-Dealer, and Mortgage Origination. The Banking segment offers savings, checking, interest-bearing checking, and money market accounts; certificates of deposit; lines and letters of credit, home improvement and equity loans, loans for purchasing and carrying securities, term, agricultural and commercial real estate, equipment loans, and other lending products; and mortgage, commercial and industrial loans, and term and construction finance. Featured Articles Want to see what other hedge funds are holding HTH? 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Nebraska saw a football player announce a transfer for a third straight day Wednesday, this time a rotational member of the defensive line. Kai Wallin will move on after two seasons as a Husker, he announced on social media. He appeared in 11 games this fall with four tackles and recorded half a sack at Purdue. The 6-foot-5, 250-pounder said he “deliberated, consulted and prayed” about his decision. “While I hope to continue to grow and evolve and make an impact on a new field, I will never forget the honor it was to wear a Nebraska jersey,” Wallin wrote in part. Wallin played a year of junior-college ball before arriving at Nebraska in 2023. The Sacramento native redshirted his first season before logging 89 snaps this year including 13 against Wisconsin. He saw single-digit snaps in five games behind a senior-heavy starting line. People are also reading... The defender has two years of eligibility remaining. Wallin is the 10th Husker to announce his intent to enter the transfer portal since Nov. 25. Migration among defenders has been higher as defensive coordinator Tony White and defensive line coach Terrance Knighton both left in recent days for Florida State. NU coach Matt Rhule said earlier Wednesday the roster churn — especially attrition — will continue in earnest as the team continues to trim closer to next season’s mandated limit of 105. “There’s going to be more,” Rhule said. “Everybody’s journey is different.” Subscribe for the best Husker news & commentary Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox!
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Notre Dame forward Danny Nelson scored twice, Western Michigan’s Hampton Slukynsky made 25 saves and the defending champion United States beat Latvia 5-1 on Saturday in the world junior hockey championship. The United States improved to 2-0 in Group A play, while Latvia dropped to 1-1 a day after stunning Canada with a 3-2 victory in a shootout. “We saw some growth in our game today,” coach David Carle of Denver said. ”“Was it perfect? No. A lot of compliments to Latvia and how hard they played. We had to earn every inch of ice we got and that will help us as we move forward in the tournament.” Boston College’s Ryan Leonard, Denver’s Zeev Buium and Minnesota Duluth’s Max Plante also scored for the Americans. They will be back in action Sunday at Canadian Tire Centre against Finland, then close group play Tuesday night against Canada. Davids Livsics scored for Latvia. Linards Feldbergs stopped 36 shots after making 55 saves against Canada and stopping all eight attempts in the shootout. In the only other game of the day, Czechia beat Kazakhstan 14-2 at TD Place. Czechia and Sweden are both 2-0 in Group B. Matej Mastalirsky, Vojtech Hradec and Jakub Stancl had hat tricks, with Hradec and Stancl also each assisting on two goals. ___ AP sports: https://apnews.com/sports Copyright 2024 The Associated Press . All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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