TAMPON TAX: Arkansas remains one of 21 states that continue to tax period products, despite exempting other health-related products. An advocacy group submitted new language Wednesday to Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin for a ballot initiative to exempt feminine hygiene products from state sales tax, two days after Griffin rejected an earlier attempt. Additionally, the…
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Language in bid to exempt feminine hygiene products from Arkansas sales tax reje…
Attorney General Tim Griffin rejected ballot language Monday for a proposed initiative to exempt feminine hygiene products from Arkansas’ sales and use tax. The proposed initiated act is an attempt by the Arkansas Period Poverty Project to make tampons and other feminine hygiene products more accessible to women. In a letter to attorney David Couch,…