Ronni Butts - Politics Reporting Intern The N&O
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@newsobserver politics intern. @politico Journalism Institute. Co-Editor-in-Chief at @campusecho at N.C. Central U. Future politics reporter. @nabj member.
Joined October 2024
Since the launch of Fayetteville State U (@uncfsu)'s free summer school program, graduation and retention rates have surged. Chancellor @DarrellTAllison said that the program has helped FSU get on student's radars as a first option for enrollment.
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RT @nckhui: North Carolina drivers will now get an extra 2 years to renew their licenses due to DMV delays. Gov. Josh Stein signed into law….
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RT @nckhui: NC Gov. Josh Stein on the possibility of Roy Cooper running for US Senate: “I think the world of Roy Cooper. He has served the….
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RT @dawnbvaughan: Listen to the new episode of our @newsobserver @underthedome podcast. I'm joined by @kyle_ingram11, @ronnibutts and @soph….
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RT @nckhui: New 2025-26 North Carolina state teacher salary schedule proposed by NC House. It has a 6.4% average raise with the biggest rai….
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Amidst NC's heat wave, thousands prisoners across the state continue to live without AC. "It's like you're being tortured," one former NC inmate told me. NC prisons continue to undergo renovations to install ACs in all state prisons. @newsobserver.
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North Carolina lawmakers took a fun break today for their biannual Legislative Milk Chugging Competition—the House vs. the Senate. The Senate team came out with a victory. #ncpol
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NCGOP is calling for the resignation of state House Rep. Julie von Haefen after posting a video of a protester at Raleigh’s No Kings protest holding a poster that had a mask of what appeared to be a beheaded Donald Trump. TO READ MORE:
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Some of the protesters in downtown Raleigh today were met with two counter protesters, who held up a Nazi salute. I spoke with one of them who told me he is here today because “we’re tired of white genocide” and said it has been ongoing “since the Jews brought the slaves…”
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Raleigh’s No Kings protests continues into the afternoon. Sounds of shouts from the crowd and honking horns fill the air from drivers passing by.
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NOW: Thousands of protesters line the street and fill the median of Capitol Boulevard in Raleigh, NC. The protest, one of the 1,800 No Kings protests happening across the nation, is just the first protest scheduled in Raleigh for today.
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Just wrapped up my experience at @politico’s Journalism Institute! I learned SO much. From developing my beat, to expanding to sourcing, to learning how to manage a team of reporters, I know that I will come out of this experience as a better journalist!
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I'm so grateful for this opportunity. Thank you so much to @politico for dedicating time to instill into young journalists! I can't wait to use what I've learned to continue growing as a journalist!.
Announcing POLITICO Journalism Institute's 2025 Class!🎉. These aspiring journalists come from 13 colleges/universities and 2 high schools nationwide. We're thrilled to welcome the next generation of storytellers to PJI!. Read more here👇.
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RT @EagleInChief13: #NCCULife | I sat down with Ronni Butts, Editor of NCCU's Campus Echo, to reflect on my first semester, key challenges,….
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Under new N.C. voter laws, IDs are required to vote. When an NCCU student realized that her and many students' faded student IDs would be invalid, she sought for change. Read her story about how she started an initiative to support student voting access:
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Check out my story about NC Central University's election results watch party in the New Student Center. "NCCU students anxiously awaited election results at watch party"
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The nation has faced several incidents of attempts at voting interference. Despite the threats, some NC Central University students say they were undeterred to vote. Hear what they have to say in my latest article: .
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Hundreds of NC Central University students wait in anticipation for the presidential election results in the New Student Center tonight. “I think this is a good chance for the student body to come together and enjoy the election no matter which way it goes,” one student said.
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See what NC Central University students think about the upcoming presidential election in my latest article. This article features data from a poll I conducted with over 100 NCCU students. "Poll: Nearly 85% of NCCU students plan to vote".
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Check out my article detailing the day of Doug Emhoff's and Maya Harris' campaign for Harris-Walz in the Triangle. "VP Harris' husband and sister campaign in the Research Triangle": #Harris #HarrisWalz #Election #RTP #RaleighNC.
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