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Orlando Weekly: Fla. Sen. Rick Scott says Democrats ‘constantly go to taking somebody’s Second Amendment rights away’ following Uvalde shooting
Regionally-focused national wire service The LCB brings Congress to life for dozens of local news outlets nationwide, covering everything from gun control and mass shootings to generative artificial intelligence and data privacy
2023 EPPY Award winner: 0-for-1,523 — US Senators attempt to explain…ethics violations
LCB founder Matt Laslo helped turn Raw Story into an award-winning news outlet within a year of covering Washington politics for the new media digital news outlet.
WIRED: The US Congress Is Starting to Question This Whole Crypto Thing
Since 2019, Matt’s been a WIRED magazine contributor, covering everything from data privacy and artificial intelligence — namely, generative AI — to crypto and even UAP (aka UFOs).
Matt’s data privacy coverage for WIRED has been quoted in 20+ law reviews, including the Duke Law and Technology Review, Harvard Journal of Law & Technology, University of Illinois Chicago Law Review, etc. His Section 230 work is also quoted in FCC filings and books — like Social Media, Freedom of Speech, and the Future of Our Democracy (Oxford Univ. Press, 2022) or Internet Law (Grey House Publishing, 2020). It’s also been assigned at NYU, UNC Chapel Hill, DePaul, UT Austin Law School, etc.
Raw Story: Exclusive: All 50 Senate Republicans weigh in on Jan. 6 hearings – only 8 are watching
The LCB’s Matt Laslo regularly breaks news for award-winning client Raw Story, including when Laslo doggedly chased down half of the United States Senate in the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol, Laslo’s office since 2006.
Outlaw Report: Cannabis Caucus founder says ‘strong support’ growing in Senate for marijuana banking reforms
The LCB’s Matt Laslo covers marijuana for Outlaw Report
MJ Biz Daily: Schumer’s marijuana reform bill poised to fail without more GOP support
Marijuana Business Daily has relied on Washington, DC based news service The LCB and its founder, Matt Laslo, to break cannabis news from the nation’s capital for the new media outlet.
BREAKING — VICE News: Musicians are begging Mitch McConnell to save live music before it’s too late
During COVID pandemic, LCB founder Matt Laslo broke national news for VICE News through his connections with Kentucky’s band scene, local venue owners nationwide and then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnnell
2020 could be a headache for Congressional members from Philly region
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Virginia Public Radio, WVTF: Sen. Tim Kaine Signs On To Legislation To Decriminalize Marijuana
Original cannabis coverage from The LCB’s Matt Laslo tailored for local communities across Virginia.
Philadelphia’s WHYY: Dueling legal prescriptions for opioid crisis, but will Congress spend more?
Veteran Washington, DC Correspondent Matt Laslo and his LCB wireservice covered the opioid crisis for millions of NPR listeners nationwide, including The LCB’s longtime client WHYY
Wyoming Public Media: Liz Cheney’s strong supporter of opioid legislation while others aren't so sure
Based on Capitol Hill, Matt Laslo is a reporter who has been covering campaigns and every aspect of federal policy since 2006. While he has filed stories for NPR and more than 40 of its affiliates, he has also written for Rolling Stone, The Atlantic, Campaigns and Elections Magazine, The Daily Beast, The Chattanooga Times Free Press, The Guardian, The Omaha World-Herald, VICE News and Washingtonian Magazine.
The Trace: March For Our Lives — Student-Led Protests Against Gun Violence Draw Hundreds of Thousands
Matt Laslo and The LCB have covered more than 40 mass shootings since 2006 for The Trace and others
Rolling Stone: 2017: The Year Pot Policy Stood Still as Opioids Ravaged the Nation
LCB founder Matt Laslo’s covered marijuana policy and the opioid epidemic for dozens of regional news outlets, and also national magazines like Rolling Stone and Playboy.
KQED EXCLUSIVE — Showhorses vs. Workhorses: What makes an effective US Senator?
San Francisco’s award-winning NPR station KQED and NPR stations across the Golden State have relied on The LCB and Matt Laslo for original coverage of the California delegation for years.
North Country Public Radio: In campaigns free "franked" mail is a big incumbent advantage
The LCB’s Matt Laslo conducts original enterprise reporting and then localizes Washington political reporting for individual news outlets nationwide.
WEKU & Kentucky Public Radio: As Wars Wind Down, Depot Left Without Work
The LCB and founder Matt Laslo covered southeastern Kentucky coal country and Senate Leader Mitch McConnell and libertarian Rand Paul for WEKU and Kentucky Public Radio for more than a decade.
Houston’s KUHF: Does Washington know Rick Perry?
Political reporter Matt Laslo and The LCB have covered Congress for NPR member stations across Texas, including KUHF in Houston, KERA in Dallas, KUT in Austin, KSTF in San Antonio, etc.