Missouri lawmakers debate eliminating sales tax on infant care items

Missouri lawmakers debate eliminating sales tax on infant care items

State Sen. Barbara Anne Washington said the bill would tell mothers, "We see you. We want to lower all the barriers...that come along with being a new parent" (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent).Baby bottles, baby wipes and breast pump supplies would be exempt from state and local sales taxes under a bill discussed by a Missouri Senate committee Wednesday. The bill, sponsored by Democratic state Sen. Barbara Anne Washington of Kansas City, w…