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Abby Miller
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Poli Sci PhD student @TTU | editorial assistant @JOP| place based inequality, welfare programs, comparative political economy, and pug lover
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With information about how states must implement the megabill's #SNAP cuts trickling out from USDA, we've updated our timeline on when these harmful cuts will start going into effect: www.cbpp.org/research/fed...
Implementing the Harmful Republican Megabill: a Timeline | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
The Republicans’ harmful megabill, enacted through budget reconciliation on July 4, 2025, will raise costs for families and take away health coverage, food assistance, and other essentials from...
www.cbpp.org
October 9, 2025 at 2:33 PM
“The pilot also boosted the local economy by distributing much of the funding through social service organizations, food banks and farms across the region.”

Great piece to put faces to the ripple effects that cuts to funding have caused and will cause.
Fragile N.C. Residents Lose Medicaid Support for Food and Housing
www.nytimes.com
October 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
West Texan healthcare workers do not get enough credit for the field of partisan landmines (that they didn’t ask for) they walk through.
Breaking News: A second child has died of measles in West Texas amid an escalating outbreak. It is the second confirmed measles death in a decade in the U.S.
A Second Child Dies of Measles in Texas
It is the second confirmed measles death in the U.S. in a decade. If the outbreak continues at the current pace, the nation may lose its “elimination” status.
www.nytimes.com
April 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM