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Megan Curran

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Social policy researcher @povertycenter.bsky.social‬. Views are my own.

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Center on Poverty and Social Policy @povertycenter.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
The govt has discontinued USDA food security data—and with the shutdown delaying the 2024 report, we’re losing vital insight into food insecurity in America. Our Research Director Sophie Collyer introduces a new model to predict food insecurity rates. povertycenter.columbia.edu/publication/...
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Predicting National Rates of Food Insecurity in the Absence of Official Data Collection | Center on Poverty and Social Policy
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Center on Poverty and Social Policy @povertycenter.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Tomorrow is an important data day 📆 Census Bureau’s annual income & poverty data release 📊 We'll have same-day analysis on: 🔎how 2024 compares to historical poverty trends 🔎safety net impacts on state poverty 🔎what child poverty COULD have been w/different policy (ex: expanded Child Tax Credit)
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Scholars Strategy Network @scholars.org · 09/07/2025
On June 25th, before the reconciliation bill passed, SSN member @meganacurran.bsky.social (@povertycenter.bsky.social) joined a U.S. Senate press conference hosted by @popdemoc.bsky.social to speak out against the proposal. She explained how SNAP cuts hurt children and the economy.
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NPR @npr.org · 20/06/2025
Republicans want to change or reduce key social safety net programs that provide health care, food benefits and financial assistance for millions of children.
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What children in poverty could lose from the 'Big Beautiful Bill'
Republicans want to change or reduce key social safety net programs that provide health care, food benefits and financial assistance for millions of children.
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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
"H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill, manages to be the worst of both worlds," @meganacurran.bsky.social, Sophie Collyer and Jane Waldfogel write. wapo.st/448HLi5
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Opinion | The GOP wants to expand the child tax credit — but not for poor kids
Even a proposal meant to benefit children would cut out low-income households.
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Lauren Bauer @laurenhlb.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
The poverty team at Columbia ran the numbers on *just* the Thrifty rollback and *just* on families with kids and found that for every $1 in cuts ("savings"), we all lose $14-20. My goodness. povertycenter.columbia.edu/sites/povert...
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The Budget Lab @budgetlab.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Join @budgetlab.bsky.social for our next TCJA webinar, "The Child Tax Credit," on Thursday, April 17 at noon EDT. @dylanmatt.bsky.social @vox.com will moderate discussion with @meganacurran.bsky.social, Joshua McCabe, and John Ricco. Register: yale.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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