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How Post-Capitol Riot Politics Derailed a Bi-Partisan Opioid Bill
Opioid politics have always been bad but only gor worse after the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol as Rep. Madeleine Dean and her son Harry Cunnane exclusively recount to Matt Laslo.
No One Knows Where President Biden is on Marijuana
President Joe Biden despised marijuana despite promissing medicinal benefits
Gov. Ricketts isn’t Alone in Spreading Marijuana Myths – Here are Some Facts
Marijuana’s More Popular than Politicians
AOC and Matt Gaetz Allies in New Front in War on Marijuana
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Presidential Debate Reveals the Stigma Around Addiction in US
The worst part was that the nearly half a million lives lost to the opioid epidemic over the past two decades were only brought into the debate as dueling punchlines. So too were the millions of Americans still struggling with addiction to opioids – a bipartisan, government subsidized killer.
AOC and Pressley Say Dem Leaders Caved to McConnell on Marijuana Vote
Progressive “Squad” members Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ayanna Pressley accuse Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her leadership team of merely playing into Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s hands on drug and marijuana policy
RBG’s Criminal Justice Legacy has Dems Fearing Trump’s SCOTUS Pick
The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has upended Washington just weeks ahead of the 2020 election. President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans – led by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell – are rushing to replace her, even as her dying wish was to have the winner of the election pick her replacement. And Democrats are scrambling to try and delay replacing her.
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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WIRED: The Fight Over Section 230—and the Internet as We Know It
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‘Historic’ Criminal Justice Reform Is Headed to Trump’s Desk
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WHYY: As U.S. Senate votes on criminal justice bill, Cory Booker corralling votes
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The Daily Beast: The Cheney Family Is Reasserting Its Control Over the Republican Party
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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.