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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.

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 ...

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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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 ...

Diaper insecurity is a nationwide crisis, with around one half of all U.S. families struggling to afford diapers. Back in 2020, Meagan Johnson decided to help Milwaukeeans affected by the crisis.

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 ...

Texas will eliminate sales tax on menstrual products, as well as a handful of maternity products, this September, joining a growing number of states removing "period" or "pink" taxes. Senate Bill 379, ...