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Fairfield, CT — WSHU: Obama highlights grieving Newtown families in State of the Union address
WSHU Fairfield Connecticutt’s logo, a longtime client of The LCB founder Matt Laslo who’s covered gun control and mass shootings since the Newtown Sandyhook massacre.
Sacramento’s Capital Public Radio: Lawmakers describe 2013 as year of dysfunction, frustrations
The LCB’s Matt Laslo did his MA thesis on hyper-partisanship and has covered congressional dysfunction for dozens of local news outlets nationwide since arriving in DC in 2006.
WAMU: Police Chase Ends In Shots Fired Outside US Capitol — two officers injured, female suspect killed
The LCB and founder Matt Laslo won Breaking News Award for live reporting during 2013 Capitol shooting; mentally ill mother killed w/ infant in back seat (2014; Chesapeake AP Broadcasters Association).
“A mom died for my 1st “trophy,” so I refuse to call myself “award-winning,”” Laslo says.
NHPR: NH Congressional delegation reacts to gun control measures
Matt Laslo covered Congress, including gun control, presidential elections, primaries, budget issues and cannabis, and the New Hampshire congressional delegation in Washington for more than a decade.
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.
Nashville’s WPLN: Cooper, Black Join ‘Fix Congress Now’ Caucus
Matt Laslo and The LCB covered Congress and Washington politics and hyper-partisanship and some bipartisanship for award-winning Nashville NPR station member station WPLN for years.
Boston’s WBUR: Dirt Vs. Synthetic Tracks - What's Best For Horse Racing?
Veteran poilitical journalist and longtime Regional Reporters Association board member Matt Laslo escapes the Washington Beltway by reporting on sports, from horse racing to NHL and NFL games
Arizona Public Radio, KNAU: McCain, Campaign Finance and Super Pacs
Based on Capitol Hill, Matt Laslo has been covering Congress, the White House and the Supreme Court since 2006. While he has filed stories for more than 50 local NPR stations, his work has also appeared in The Atlantic, The Chattanooga Times Free Press, National Public Radio, The Omaha World-Herald, Pacifica Radio, Politics Magazine and Washingtonian Magazine.
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.
Chattanooga Times Free Press: Jobs data prompts finger pointing
Stylized “C” from Chattanooga Times Free Press, who LCB founder Matt Laslo covered Congress for when he first arrived in Washington ages ago.
Omaha World-Herald: Tea Party Express targets few moderate Democrats left
LCB founder Matt Laslo covered Congress for the Omaha World-Herald when its Washington Correspondent Joe Morton spent a month embedded with the Nebraska National Guard in Afghanistan.
Buffalo Toronto Public Media: NTSB Hearings into Plane Crash Wrap Up
Veteran Washington regional correspondent Matt Laslo and his wire service the LCB were tapped by WBFO in Buffalo and Toronto to cover tragic NTSB investigation into deadly Buffalo NY plane crash
WNYC: Bloomberg Makes Case for Another Stimulus Package
Vintage WNYC logo of New York City syline from 1970s
San Diego’s KPBS: San Diego Congressmen contest ethics rules regarding free craft beer
Veteran Washington Correspondent Matt Laslo was early to cover America’s craft beer revolution in recent years, in part by getting to know local San Diego Congressman and their favorite local hopped up brews.
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.