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U.S. Attorney Jeff Jensen, 54, of St. Louis, Missouri, announced Thursday that he will resign effective midnight Dec. 30. After his resignation, he plans on joining a private law firm in the St. Louis area.
Jensen, a graduate of St. Louis University School of Law and Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business who was appointed to the post by President Donald Trump, had previously served as Executive Assistant United States Attorney and as an FBI agent. During his tenure as U.S. Attorney, he served on the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee.
“Jeff Jensen brought unparalleled experience to the position of United States Attorney as a former FBI Special Agent, Assistant United States Attorney, and private attorney. Since his first day in office, Jeff’s mission has always been the same: to save lives. The extraordinary number of federal prosecutions initiated during his tenure are a testament to that mission. But, Jeff’s efforts were not only limited to the Eastern Distr
CLAYTON â Despite a year in which the St. Louis County Council battled County Executive Sam Page over the response to the coronavirus, the two sides appear to agree on the yearâs most important legislation: an $848.5 million budget for 2021.
The council on Tuesday night approved most of the county spending bills exactly as proposed by the Page administration and also appeared to support the last, although biggest, piece of the budget puzzle. Thatâs the $331 million general fund that pays for most of the governmentâs core functions and includes the Proposition P public safety tax. It will be on the councilâs agenda for its final meeting of the year on Tuesday.
The St. Louis Call took home multiple awards this fall at both the news-centered Better Newspaper Contest from the Missouri Press Foundation and the advertising-centered MPAME (Missouri Press Advertising and Marketing Executives) annual contest showcasing the state’s best ads and ad designers.
Call Editor Gloria Lloyd took a first-place award for Best Story About Education for “Assignment makes world headlines,” an article following up on a story after a Mehlville School District teacher gave an assignment asking students to set the price they would sell themselves for as a slave.
The judge commented, “Well-balanced reporting on a sensitive issue. The reporter presented the facts without sensationalizing the event bravo.”