Courtney Degen

Reporter (Washington)

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Courtney Degen is a reporter in Washington, covering breaking news on regulatory and legislative developments.

Ms. Degen recently graduated with a master’s degree from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, specializing in politics, policy and foreign affairs. While in the school’s Washington-based program, she covered politics and policy-related issues for a wide variety of publications, including the Wisconsin State Journal, UPI and USA Today.

Ms. Degen received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2021, where she studied journalism and political science. As an undergraduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, she also worked as a reporter for Madison Commons, a local news source centered on community issues. Ms. Degen first moved to Washington in January 2020, when she interned for the Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs. She can be reached at [email protected].

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