Rose City Rundown

🛑 The Small Donor Elections program is halting funds to city council candidates who received donations "from candidates or family members of candidates" after Aug. 7, following the revelation that some were swapping money in order to qualify for public matching funds. (The Oregonian)

A ceasefire pledge set to the one-year anniversary of the Israel-Hamas war that is circulating among Portland's city council and mayoral candidates has led to in-fighting. (Willamette Week)

❤️ Parents are struggling to access Oregon's newest Medicaid program, which allows them to be paid for 20 hours of care per week for their children with disabilities, due to the lottery's limitations and long waitlist. (InvestigateWest)

🛣️ A new estimate suggests it will cost an additional $800 million per year to maintain and repair highways, roads and bridges across all of Oregon's 36 counties.

• The Legislature plans to work on a transportation package in next year's session, aimed at tackling the state's budget-burdened transportation agency. (Oregon Capital Chronicle)

🪧 People for Portland, the controversial political advocacy organization known for targeting local politicians on billboards, is shutting down.

• The co-founders said it has "nothing to do with" a recent state investigation that found the group violated election law in 2022. (Portland Mercury)