The governor and two lawmakers have shown their support for eliminating taxes on “essentials” including diapers and feminine-hygiene products. 

A Coolidge Republican whose office was flooded with tampons for his refusal to hear a bill on free feminine hygiene products last year now proposes to make them tax-free.

The Arizona Department of Corrections on Tuesday said it would immediately triple the number of free sanitary napkins it automatically provides each month to female inmates as it works to head off a Democratic proposal in the Legislature to provide unlimited free tampons, pads and other feminine hygiene products.

A panel of legislators today approved a bill to exempt tampons, diapers and baby formula from sales taxes.