Effort to provide free tampons, pads in school women’s restrooms moves in the House

Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch

Posted 5/13/25

Lawmakers advanced a proposal Monday to provide state funding for schools to stock free feminine hygiene products in women’s restrooms — but it may have a hard time making it to the finish line this session.

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Effort to provide free tampons, pads in school women’s restrooms moves in the House

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