Arkansas Families Advocate for Special Legislative Session to Address Decade-Long CES Waiver Waitlist
Families in Arkansas are intensifying their advocacy for a special legislative session to eliminate a decade-long waitlist for Community and Employment Support (CES) waivers. Paige McCammon, a mother whose son Turner has a rare neurological disorder and requires constant monitoring, is leading efforts to pressure Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and state legislators. Her son is number 2,084 on the waitlist for CES waivers, which provide crucial services like medical equipment, mobility aids, feeding tubes, and in-home care. McCammon has been actively sharing her family's story and those of others on social media, highlighting the urgent need for these services. She communicated with Governor Sanders' office, which indicated that an immediate fix is not available and legislative action would be required in the next session. However, Governor Sanders has the authority to call an extraordinary session, which she has done three times since taking office in 2023. State Representative Nicole Clowney supports cal... 
