You can soon buy school supplies tax-free in N.J. under tax holiday announced by Murphy, top Dems

Back-to-school supplies — from pencils to laptops — are set to be tax-free in New Jersey for 10 days later this summer under a sales tax holiday announced Wednesday by Gov. Phil Murphy and his fellow Democrats who lead the state Legislature. State Senate President Nicholas Scutari, D-Union, and state Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin, D-Middlesex, joined Murphy to unveil the plan, which would …