Who benefits from N.J.’s back-to-school sales tax holiday?

School supplies like backpacks, notebooks, index cards, and pencils are tax-free.

Full floor votes are set in the Senate and Assembly Monday – less than a week after the bill was introduced and 1 ½ years since the last programs elapsed.

Companies sued for workplace issues or facing regulatory penalties still routinely received tax incentive awards, a state staffer says.