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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.

The state is finalizing a four-year construction project for one of the world's oldest schools for deaf and blind students.
Don Borut, who has served as executive director of the National League of Cities since 1990, will retire at the end of the year, the organization announced this week.
Federal legislation could prohibit agencies from attending multiple conferences hosted by one organization.
State and local governments have joined the fight against a House plan to stop collecting demographic data.
Legislation would require banks seeking city business to submit detailed local lending data.
Some local leaders are calling for an audit of the test that gave two-thirds of students a failing grade at writing.
Weston, Fla., relies almost entirely on contractors to perform city work.
State and local governments say without federal funding, a bill working its way through Congress threatens to greatly increase the costs of reporting.
Cities are pursuing "responsible banking ordinances" that encourage banks to lend more in order to compete for contracts.
The American Society of Civil Engineer's latest report says a failure to invest in energy infrastructure could have huge economic consequences for the country.