The LCB is an independent Washington, DC-based broadcast-first wire service founded by veteran journalist and new media Lecturer Matt Laslo.
We partner with regional, national and specialty newsrooms to deliver original reporting, exclusive lawmaker interviews and localized policy coverage.
The LCB — your newsroom’s very own Capitol Hill Bureau
We make national politics relevant to local listeners, viewers and readers by putting local editors in charge of our coverage.
Story’s not in Washington; politicians are.
Examples — The LCB in action
WFUV: Chuck Schumer opposes Bush administration move to cut flights to NYC airports
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Senator Chuck Schumer pushes back on President Bush’s plan to cut flights into NYC
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WSHU: Chris Dodd’s spending more time campaigning in Iowa than in US Senate
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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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Richmond’s WCVE: On sixth-month anniversary ofVirginia Tech shooting, family members of victims lobby for tougher gun laws in DC
Richmond’s WCVE: On sixth-month anniversary ofVirginia Tech shooting, family members of victims lobby for tougher gun laws in DC
Tallahassee’s WFSU: Florida Democratic US Senator Bill Nelson files lawsuit against the DNC over state’s primary date
Tallahassee’s WFSU: Florida Democratic US Senator Bill Nelson files lawsuit against the DNC over state’s primary date
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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Oklahoma’s KGOU News: Rural cell phone service in parts of Oklahoma may soon become harder
Oklahoma’s KGOU News: Rural cell phone service in parts of Oklahoma may soon become harder
Pennsylvania’s WPSU: PA’s coal-to-liquid producers lose out in new energy bill
Pennsylvania’s WPSU: PA’s coal-to-liquid producers lose out in new energy bill
Vermont Public Radio: Congressman Peter Welch fights to cut greenhouse emissions from US Capitol building
Vermont Public Radio: Congressman Peter Welch fights to cut greenhouse emissions from US Capitol building