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West Virginia Public Broadcasting: thirty-year anniversary of a mine land reclamation law
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Key Committee approves new mine safety bill in nation’s capital
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Alabama Public Radio: Nuclear power’s ‘Bama comeback via Tennessee Valley Authority
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KBIA: Attempt to override president’s veto of children’s health insurance program
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WMUB: 70,000 workers are now back at work, Ohio Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown says
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KOSU: FCC wants to freeze wireless communications budget low populations areas
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Wisconsin US Senator introduces bill to end President Bush’s troop surge in Iraq in 6 months
Matt Laslo and The LCB have covered Congress for WUWM in Milwaukee.
Charlotte’s WFAE: Challenging the Congressional Black Caucus
The LCB’s founder Matt Laslo has covered racism in American politics since arriving in Washington in 2006 for outlets ranging from Rolling Stone to Charlotte’s NPR station, WFAE.