The LCB is an independent Washington, DC-based broadcast-first wire service founded by veteran journalist and new media Prof. Matt Laslo.
We partner with regional, national and specialty newsrooms to deliver original reporting, exclusive lawmaker interviews and localized policy coverage.
The LCB strives to make national politics relevant to local listeners, viewers and readers.
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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.
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