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Missouri consumers will save money on essential hygiene products after a tax cut took that effect Thursday. Diapers, period products and incontinence supplies are now exempt from local and state sales ...

A growing number of states are ending "period" or "pink" taxes. Texas will eliminate sales tax on menstrual products, as well as a handful of maternity products, this September, joining a growing ...

On an average day, 1 in 3 families in the U.S. struggle to provide their babies with clean, dry diapers. Similarly, 1 in 3 low-income women report missing work or school due to a lack of access to ...

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Diapers and menstrual hygiene products such as tampons and pads will now be taxed at a lower rate in Missouri stores. The new law, which went into effect last week, eliminates ...

Missouri has a 4.225% sales tax on period products and diapers, because they're considered luxury items in the state tax code. Meanwhile, other health care-related products are not taxed at all.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City, Missouri, City Council outlined its major legislative priorities and positions on various matters for the Missouri General Assembly’s 2024 session, including its ...

AUSTIN — The Texas House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a bill that repeals the state sales tax on diapers, period products, baby wipes and other similar materials. On a bipartisan vote of 145-2, ...

Diapers and other donation items sit in the pews of the St. John’s United Church of Christ on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, in St. Louis. Diapers, period products and incontinence supplies will be exempt ...

Diapers and period products are no sign of a lavish lifestyle. But Missouri taxes them at the same rate as luxury items, labeling both as “personal property” — at least, it does for now. Multiple ...