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(The Center Square) - The Spokane City Council adopted its 2025 Rules of Procedure on Monday, amending several changes that the conservative minority believed would silence their downtown constituents. Councilmember Michael Cathcart, who sits among the minority with Councilmember Jonathan Bingle, said he anticipated voting against the rules when he walked into city hall; however, after a long, diplomatic conversation with his peers, all seven voted unanimously in support. While initially drafted by the progressive majority, which routinely rules against the minority, the council proposed 14 amendments, 12 of which came from the conservatives. Ultimately, the governing body set aside policy and ideological differences for the sake of their constituency. “I just want to say it’s an honor to be on this side of the 5-2,” Bingle said after some of the majority joined him and Cathcart to approve one of the eight amendments passed. Tensions grew leading up to Monday as the community caught word of the initial proposal that would limit public testimony to two minutes, require three sponsors to move legislation out of committee for a vote and move council meetings to Tuesday instead of Monday. Cathcart and Bingle argued last week that the changes, among others regarding decorum, council commentary and more, would silence their dissent. Both represent District 1, which encompasses downtown and some of the most impoverished areas in Spokane. District 1 often faces the brunt of the homelessness crisis and related crime. The conservatives have attempted to push legislation emphasizing enforcement and other reforms, but the measures usually fail, with Bingle and Cathcart dissenting from the progressive majority. “You can make arguments that these procedural changes are different than what you experienced at STA,” resident Erik Lowe wrote in testimony, “but to outside observers, it is the same: trickery to prevent dissenting voices on the council from being heard.” Lowe said he initially got involved with the Spokane Transit Authority because of attempts from conservatives to silence the progressives from the council who sit on the STA board; now the tables have flipped, and he said the majority has a duty to protect the right to fair representation. Requiring three sponsors would prevent District 1 from pushing legislation that affects their constituents without the support of another. Bingle has also never been able to attend Tuesday meetings due to a scheduling conflict, limiting the ability to represent his constituency. “I cannot tell you the amount of emails I got that were like, ‘Listen, we will never vote for you, but we think it’s important that your voice is heard,’” Bingle said. While the council ultimately passed the amendments to preserve public testimony, Monday meetings and the requirement for two sponsors instead of three, the public came prepared. Community members filled the council chambers on Monday, even late into the evening, before adjourning close to midnight. One group that goes by Save Our Spokane, or SOS, put together a rally and protest leading up to the vote, even gaining support from residents who often disagree with conservatives. The message from each was clear: protect the right to dissent. Resident H.T. Higgins, who donated to Mayor Lisa Brown’s 2023 campaign but then paid for billboards criticizing her, was among those in attendance. While an advocate for the homeless, who are often at odds with District 1, he noted the importance of a fair playing field. He said the initial changes seemed like actions to fortify what he called a “blue silo.” Higgins also referenced the Board of County Commissioners’ conservative majority standing as the opposing red silo, adding that neither should stand for silencing the voice of the minority. “After watching briefing sessions and legislative meetings for the last eight months, it’s very clear to me that the public input has no value,” Higgins told the council. “We all know the decisions to bring legislation forward come from the connected and usually political donors of both parties. In the city of Spokane, that means you better have enough money or connection to get into the mayor’s office; the leader of the blue silo is what I would say."
CEO killer suspect: golden boy who soured on US health systemAvior Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. ( NYSE:ELF – Free Report ) by 93.1% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 3,085 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,487 shares during the period. Avior Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in e.l.f. Beauty were worth $336,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ELF. Baillie Gifford & Co. lifted its stake in e.l.f. Beauty by 39.5% during the 3rd quarter. Baillie Gifford & Co. now owns 5,305,692 shares of the company’s stock worth $578,480,000 after acquiring an additional 1,501,151 shares in the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of e.l.f. Beauty by 12.5% during the second quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 1,512,180 shares of the company’s stock worth $318,647,000 after purchasing an additional 168,267 shares in the last quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC boosted its stake in shares of e.l.f. Beauty by 84.4% in the second quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 1,259,644 shares of the company’s stock valued at $265,432,000 after purchasing an additional 576,383 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its holdings in shares of e.l.f. Beauty by 55.8% in the third quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 730,377 shares of the company’s stock valued at $79,633,000 after purchasing an additional 261,707 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Swedbank AB purchased a new stake in e.l.f. Beauty during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $76,321,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.44% of the company’s stock. Insider Transactions at e.l.f. Beauty In other news, CEO Tarang Amin sold 23,528 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $136.45, for a total transaction of $3,210,395.60. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 106,016 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,465,883.20. This represents a 18.16 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link . Insiders own 3.50% of the company’s stock. e.l.f. Beauty Price Performance e.l.f. Beauty ( NYSE:ELF – Get Free Report ) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The company reported $0.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.43 by $0.34. The firm had revenue of $301.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $289.43 million. e.l.f. Beauty had a return on equity of 19.34% and a net margin of 8.87%. The business’s revenue was up 39.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.66 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. will post 2.8 EPS for the current year. Wall Street Analyst Weigh In Several equities analysts have commented on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on shares of e.l.f. Beauty from $131.00 to $115.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. DA Davidson decreased their target price on e.l.f. Beauty from $223.00 to $170.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, November 7th. TD Cowen cut their price target on e.l.f. Beauty from $235.00 to $150.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, September 12th. Canaccord Genuity Group decreased their price objective on e.l.f. Beauty from $250.00 to $200.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of e.l.f. Beauty from $167.00 to $154.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating, twelve have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, e.l.f. Beauty presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $173.53. View Our Latest Report on e.l.f. Beauty About e.l.f. Beauty ( Free Report ) e.l.f. Beauty, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides cosmetic and skin care products under the e.l.f. Cosmetics, e.l.f. Skin, Well People, and Keys Soulcare brand names worldwide. The company offers eye, lip, face, face, paw, and skin care products. It sells its products through national and international retailers and direct-to-consumer channels, which include e-commerce platforms in the United States, and internationally primarily through distributors. Featured Articles Want to see what other hedge funds are holding ELF? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. ( NYSE:ELF – Free Report ). Receive News & Ratings for e.l.f. Beauty Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for e.l.f. Beauty and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .
Indications emerged during the week to suggest that the cozy relationship that exists between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his French counterpart, Mr Emmanuel Macron, is causing some disquiet in the North. Saturday Telegraph gathered during the week in separate interviews with prominent leaders in the North that they are not finding the relationship funny and that they are observing the trend. Those who spoke with our correspondent on the development include, a chieftain of the opposition New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Engr. Buba Galadima; a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Garus Gololo. Others who spoke include a former Presidential Adviser on Political Matters, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai. A former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Professor Usman Yusuf’s views were monitored in a televised interview during the week. Except for Yakassai, who pleaded that President Tinubu be allowed to govern, those who spoke were unanimous in their respective assertions that the relationship will spell doom for the North in the wake of the frosty relations that exists between France and some of its former colonies in West Africa. Countries such as Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger Republic have in recent times reviewed their ties with their erstwhile colonial master with many of them putting in place several measures to wean themselves off control by France, which in turn is doing all it can to retain its control in the sub-region. In many of the meetings of the regional bloc, Nigeria had initially threatened to use force to restore democratic order in Niger and Burkina Faso in the wake of the coup d’état in the two countries. President Tinubu is the chairman of the regional economic bloc, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). While a military junta seized power in Niger on July 26, 2023, their counterparts in Burkina Faso struck earlier on September 30, 2022. However, the decision by ECOWAS led by Nigeria to restore democracy in Niger Republic was vehemently rejected by stakeholders in the Northern part of the country who have continued to argue that such decision is a declaration of war on them considering that they occupy the frontline position should hostilities break out. Those who opposed this move also stated that the kinship between the people of the North and their cousins in Niger Republic is a source of worry to them too. The reservations of these elements in the North once again came to the fore with the recent visit of a Federal Government delegation, led by President Tinubu to France where he was hosted by his counterpart, President Macron, to a lavish reception in Paris, the French capital. Commenting on the development as it affects the North, Galadima in an interview with our correspondent during the week urged President Tinubu whom he described as a ‘friend’ to be careful, saying the North is watching his moves. He said: “I will advise the President to be extremely careful in his dealings with France. I am saying this because France is drawing him close because they want to use him to change the governments in Niger Republic, Mali and Burkina Faso. “He will have problems on his hands because people from the (Northern) part of the country will not support him in his journey. “We can’t support President Tinubu because of what these countries did for us during the Civil War. “He has to be careful in his relationship with France. All of us in the North are looking at him (President Tinubu) with some suspicion. “At least, as a friend, I can tell him this.” Similarly, Gololo said though he is a member of the APC, who worked for the enthronement of the current regime last year, recent developments have however prompted him to review his position going by some actions of the president as well as his disposition to the North so far. “Why is the North so much treated this way? Is this the way to practice democracy? I am insisting that no French soldier, not to talk of forces, will be allowed to be stationed in the North. “We will never accept it. I am a retired soldier and I can tell you that I am willing to pick up the gun again to defend the North,” he said. Gololo, who accused the French authorities of duplicity in the fight against insurgency in the West African region, however stated that the scourge abated when the government of Niger and Burkina Faso expelled French troops from their respective countries. While accusing the Federal Government of signing a treaty with the French government for the establishment of a base in the North, he however stated that “Nobody can carry foreign troops to land in our land.” Professor Yusuf in a clip monitored by our correspondent said: “Danger is coming; Mr President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s romance with France is no good news for Nigeria. “President Tinubu, you were elected by us, we are asking that you’re not going to commit us to any foreign military presence in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. “Whatever investment or commitment that you’ve made must be vetted by the National Assembly but I dare say that your romance with the French is not good for us. “You have to tell us the reason why the French are cozying up to Nigeria,” he said, adding that the region will resist any attempt to establish a base in the North. 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