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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.

A new study says that the feds should help develop a framework for states to address licensing of driverless vehicles.
With a rapidly growing population, stagnant water supply and regular droughts, Texas voters are being asked to make $2 billion in state financing available for local and regional projects.
Indiana was the final state to negotiate a deal with the passenger rail provider to continue service.
Once again, the passenger rail provider set a ridership record.
Funding agreement ensures service won't be interrupted.
Here's a breakdown of which cases this session could have the biggest impact on Governing readers.
California, Illinois and Indiana are quickly approaching a federal deadline that will require them to help fund Amtrak operations or lose service in their states.
Arlington County, Va., police went back to the basics and to everyone's surprise, a sign that says "Don't Hit the Car in Front of You" seems to be reducing accidents.
Many GOP governors oppose Obamacare, but they don't want their own states to suffer from a shutdown.
If the shutdown lasts more than a couple weeks, the states may start paying for federal programs. But it's unclear whether they would ever be reimbursed.