Jenae Barnes

3 weeks ago | indianacitizen.org | Jenae Barnes |Marilyn Odendahl

Pamela Johnson holds her grandson, Robin Johnson Singleton, who has Down syndrome and relies on Medicaid for critical healthcare. Johnson fears Senate Bill 2 could jeopardize his coverage. (Photo/Javonte Anderson of Capital B)This story was originally published by Capital B Gary. By Jenae Barnes Capital B Gary March 28, 2025Pamela Johnson worries about what could happen to her grandson, Robin Johnson Singleton, if Medicaid is cut. Robin, who has Down syndrome, has been on Medicaid since birth.

3 weeks ago | gary.capitalbnews.org | Jenae Barnes

Pamela Johnson worries about what could happen to her grandson, Robin Johnson Singleton, if Medicaid is cut. Robin, who has Down syndrome, has been on Medicaid since birth. The nine-year-old is now in third grade and, thriving after several surgeries, relies on Medicaid for the care that keeps him healthy. “I would think the people who are involved in doing this would want this for their own children?” Johnson said. “No, so they’re not thinking about ours. So we still have to use our voices.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Jenae Barnes

Pamela Johnson worries about what could happen to her grandson, Robin Johnson Singleton, if Medicaid is cut. Robin, who has Down syndrome, has been on Medicaid since birth. The nine-year-old is now in third grade and, thriving after several surgeries, relies on Medicaid for the care that keeps him healthy. “I would think the people who are involved in doing this would want this for their own children?” Johnson said. “No, so they’re not thinking about ours. So we still have to use our voices.

1 month ago | indianacitizen.org | Adam Mahoney |Jenae Barnes |Marilyn Odendahl

Debra Ramirez, who has worked closely with EPA workers for decades, is not surprised by the cuts, but fears their impacts. (Photo/Adam Mahoney of Capital B)This story was originally published by Capital B Gary.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Adam Mahoney |Jenae Barnes

For a quarter of a century, a Black neighborhood in Beaumont, Texas, where Chris Jones lives has been the subject of two federal civil rights investigations by the Environmental Protection Agency that explore the role of race in his community’s disproportionately high levels of air pollution. In San Francisco, Kamillah Ealom’s neighborhood has been the site of an environmental  cleanup for decades, with the government regularly imposing fines on the worst polluters.