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Ryan Holeywell

Contributor

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.

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Millions could lose jobs if lawmakers fail to act.
States are signing on to a plan that will drastically change the way the country selects its president. Supporters say they're halfway toward achieving reform.
Without the aid package, the country's unemployment rate could have been 18 percent higher.
Small businesses are using computers to cheat states and localities out of sales tax revenue. The technology is so good that some say it's nearly indetectable.
If it expires, states won't get payments from Washington, and the feds will lose $100 million per day.
America's longest-serving governor avoids getting too political during a speech before a bipartisan group.
Lawmakers say the onslaught of legislation is due to federal inaction. But could it be sending the wrong message to Washington?
The fiscal year ends Sept. 30, but Congress is nowhere close to finalizing its spending bills.