Autopia (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
... of the House Transportation Committee who founded the Congressional Bike Caucus. Illinois Rep. Jerry Costello chairs the House Aviation Subcommittee and would be in a position to tackle our woeful air traffic control system. And we especially like Minnesota Rep. Jim Oberstar, who chairs the House Transportation Committee and moved quickly to secure funding to begin repairing the bridge...
STLtoday.com (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
... and inundated much of the downtown business district.The grant award was announced by U.S. Rep. Jerry Costello, D-Belleville, who also announced a Scenic Byway grant of $136,000 to develop an interpretive exhibit at the Lewis and Clark Confluence Tower in Hartford. The tower, expected to open in 2009, overlooks the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.
Oooh, nuance! (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
... Rush , Jesse Jackson, Jr. , Bill Lipinski , Luis Gutiérrez , Danny K. Davis , Jan Schakowsky , Jerry Costello and Evans ) elected in 2002. [ 14 ] . Oh, and remember when Jesse Jackson promised that the Zionists’s hold on American politics would be loosened? If you thought he meant AIPAC and was not being a wacked-out anti-Semite, get used to disappointment. Emanuel has already introduced...
NO QUARTER (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
... Bobby Rush, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Bill Lipinski, Luis Gutiérrez, Danny K. Davis, Jan Schakowsky, Jerry Costello and Evans) elected in 2002.[12] Remember, we could not trust Hillary Clinton to be President because she voted for the 2002 resolution on Iraq but by God, you can trust Rahm Emanuel, who enthusiastically embraced said resolution, to advise the President. You cannot make this...
Aviation Now (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
On the plus side, Reps. Jerry Costello (D-Ill.), the subcommittee chair and Thomas Petri (R-Wis.) the senior Republican on the panel, both won re-election handily. Another GA advocate on the subcommittee, Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) won a three-way race, despite being targeted by the national Democratic Party. The chairman and ranking member on the full Transportation Committee, Reps. James...
STLtoday.com (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
... of kindness and support from every corner of our state."Both Metro East congressmen, Democrat Jerry Costello and Republican John Shimkus, also won easy victories. In the 112th state house district, State Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Collinsville, was staving off a challenge from Republican activist Dwight Kay, who criticized Hoffman for his close relationship with Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Hoffman,...
STLtoday.com (Free subscription) | 21/10/2008
Scott Air Force Base will be home to one of five new regional Air Force contracting offices, U.S. Rep Jerry Costello announced today. It’s expected to bring 200 new jobs. The office will cover Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota. It’s expected to open in 2010. "Locating this facility at Scott is yet another example of how the base is...
respublica (Free subscription) | 21/10/2008
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch continues their down ballot endorsements, this time showcasing their choice for Illinois and Missouri House and Senate. My predictions as to who the paper would endorse are still perfect. Most of their picks got at least a token explanation as to why they were chosen, but not the two House members from the Illinois side, Jerry Costello and John Shimkus. All...
