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Shop Tax-Free Week in Maryland

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BALTIMORE (AP) - Shop Maryland Tax-Free week is underway.

The annual week that coincides with preparation for the new school year began Sunday.

Clothing and footwear under $100 will be exempt from the state's 6 percent sales tax.

The first $40 of a backpack or book bag will be exempt as well.

Maryland's tax-free week runs through Saturday.

Don Rush is the News Director at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.