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1 big thing

New plans to help unhoused people in the nation’s capital

1 big thing

Axios

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4.02K Ratings

🗓️ 8 October 2021

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Washington D.C. is now piloting a first-of-its-kind program that’s offering one-year leases to unhoused residents in the city. It could offer a solution for the more than half a million people experiencing homelessness in this community. Plus, how South Dakota became a tax haven. And, a game-changing new malaria vaccine. Guests: Axios' Chelsea Cirruzzo, Felix Salmon and Bryan Walsh. Credits: Axios Today is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Dan Bobkoff, Alexandra Botti, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Sabeena Singhani, Lydia McMullen-Laird, David Toledo, Michael Hanf, and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at podcasts@axios.com. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:05.5

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0:16.8

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0:22.6

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0:24.2

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0:34.4

Good morning!

0:35.4

Welcome to Axios today.

0:36.4

It's Thursday, October 7th.

0:38.4

I'm Nyla Boudou.

0:39.4

Here's how we're making you smarter today.

0:41.6

How South Dakota became a tax haven.

0:44.0

Plus, a game-changing vaccine for malaria.

0:47.2

But first, today's one big thing, housing DC's homeless people.

0:54.6

Washington DC is now piloting a first-of-its-kind program that's offering one-year leases to un-house

1:00.3

residents in the city.

1:02.2

It could offer a solution for the more than half a million people who are experiencing

1:06.2

homelessness across the country.

1:08.8

Chelsea Ceruso is a reporter with Axios DC and has been reporting on how it's gone this

1:13.1

week as the city has started to clear out encampments.

1:16.8

Hi, Chelsea.

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