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Ryan Holeywell

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Ryan Holeywell is the communications manager for the Texas Medical Center Health Policy Institute in Houston. He previously worked at Rice University's Kinder Institute for Urban Research. Holeywell is a former reporter for the Houston Chronicle as well as Governing magazine, where he covered infrastructure and federal policy from 2010 to 2014.

Holeywell earned his bachelor’s degree in political communication from George Washington University and is pursuing a master's degree in public Affairs from the University of Missouri.

House Republicans are trying to figure out if the scheduled budget cuts would be as devastating to air travelers as portrayed -- or if it's all just a scare tactic.
While the administration warns of sequestration's impact on education, most programs won't be affected this academic school year.
Programs for the poor are of particular concern.
In a sign of just how serious the bed bug problem has become in some parts of the country, the legislature is close to making an unusual deal with the state's exterminators.
The president wants to spend $50 billion on infrastructure, but figuring out how to pay for it is a problem that's vexed Congress for years.
The decision brings Michigan's largest city one step closer to a state takeover.
Transportation stakeholders are urging the FCC to slow plans that could undermine much anticipated technology that can help drivers avoid crashes.
Gov. McDonnell's plan to scrap the gas tax got national attention. But the legislation's time is running out.
A new report estimates that offshore accounts maintained by corporations and wealthy individuals caused states to miss out on nearly $40 billion in tax revenue in 2011.
Supreme Court will hear two cases next month.