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NJ TRANSIT holding 1st public hearing on proposed fare hikes
NJ Transit officials say the 15% hike is needed to fulfill a nearly $107 million shortfall.
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In 2019, Elijah was then hired to work as a morning news reporter and later became a fill-in anchor for WBFF Fox45 in Baltimore, Maryland. There he exposed political corruption inside city hall, including being one of the first to break the news about a scandal that eventually led to criminal charges for former Mayor Catherine Pugh. Elijah also won an Emmy for his live in-depth reporting on a Black Lives Matter protest in the summer of 2020.
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