Randy Billings is a government watchdog and political reporter who has been the State House bureau chief since 2021. He was named the Maine Press Association’s Journalist of the Year in 2020. He joined the Press Herald in 2012 as the Portland City Hall reporter, where his beat touched on a wide range of topics, including municipal government, immigration, homelessness, housing and social services. Prior to that, he worked at various weeklies as well as business and arts publications. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maine, Orono. He lives in North Yarmouth with his wife and two children and enjoys the outdoors and playing his upright bass.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2017
Members of Bangor wedding party being evacuated from ‘complete devastation’ on St. Martin
Suzanne LeVasseur says her daughter is one of the people being flown out on a chartered plane ahead of a second hurricane that is forecast to hit the Caribbean island this weekend.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2017
Massachusetts hunter dies in apparent fall from tree stand in Maine woods
Thomas Pelletier, 62, was found by a hunting partner Thursday in a remote area northeast of Old Town.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2017
Crowd of 400 rallies in Portland to protest Trump decision to end protection for ‘dreamers’
Chanting slogans like ‘the people united will never be divided,’ the crowd protests the administration’s decision to end protection for people who were brought into the country illegally as children.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2017
Portland council puts rezoning process, rent increase initiatives on November ballot
Councilors also decide to include the full text of the proposed ordinances on the ballot, which some say would suppress voter support for them, as well as summaries.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2017
Portland adopts incentives to help affordable housing projects compete for state funding
The changes are aimed at encouraging more affordable developments on the peninsula and along certain traffic corridors such as Forest Avenue.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2017
With mayor’s backing, labor advocates push for mandatory paid sick leave in Portland
If adopted, the proposal to be unveiled Monday would make Portland the first community in Maine to require all businesses to provide earned paid sick leave.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2017
Portland installs sound monitors around city in response to noise complaints
The study of sound levels is intended to determine a ‘baseline’ for noise in the city and eventually help resolve complaints about concerts and loud bar patrons.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2017
Portland activists hope to shake up City Council in November elections
Two progressives are seeking the seat of a 16-year councilor, plus there are two other contested council seats, citizen initiatives and a referendum to decide the long-debated bond to repair elementary schools.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2017
Solar project forces Portland to tackle longstanding issues at closed landfill
City officials admit the site has been allowed to deteriorate, and now remediation may disrupt installation of the 2,800 power panels.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2017
Staff vacancies brings Portland nursing home overtime to same level as firefighters, police
A program to train immigrants as CNAs tries to address the shortage.
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