Homelessness increased nationwide in 2022. Nearly 600,000 people were experiencing homelessness on a single night in January 2022, according to a HUD assessment. All of this is having a big impact on local elections in Western cities.

• Plus, the markets react to the Silicon Valley Bank fallout.
• And, the Biden administration tries to balance energy and the environment in Alaska.

Guests: Axios' John Frank, Kim Bojórquez, Matt Phillips and Ben Geman.

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Go Deeper:

• How homelessness is driving local politics in the West
• Biden administration approves Willow oil project in Alaska
• The aftermath of Silicon Valley Bank's bailout