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Ursula Perano, NOTUS reporter

Ursula Perano

Former Reporter

Ursula formerly covered the U.S. Senate and politics for NOTUS.

She previously covered Congress for Politico and The Daily Beast and served on Axios’ breaking news desk. Raised in Florida, Ursula attended Florida State University and studied political science.

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