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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PublishedDecember 13, 2017
Official admits Portland didn’t initially follow proper protocols in disclosing patients’ information
Communications Director Jessica Grondin says the city and USM worked quickly to remedy the situation after former HIV patients at a city-run clinic complained.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2017
HIV patients accuse city of violating privacy by giving out personal data without notice
Officials will apologize for mishandling the sharing of information for over 200 people with researchers at USM, but say confidentiality rules weren’t violated.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2017
Mayor Strimling’s plan to take lead role on Portland’s finance committee stirs tensions
He wants to make himself head of the budget panel, which some councilors are criticizing as a ‘power grab’ that threatens to damage healing relationships.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2017
Religious leaders arrested at Sen. Collins’ Portland office after sit-in to protest her vote on tax bill
Members of the group, which included several ministers, a rabbi and a Quaker minister, kneeled and prayed before police handcuffed them.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2017
Portland city councilors take oath of office
Two incumbents and a newcomer are formally seated during an inauguration ceremony Monday.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2017
Former Mayor Linda Abromson, who helped shape Portland, dies at 78
Abromson, a longtime school board member and councilor, is remembered as a force in city politics and affairs.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2017
Loophole in Portland ordinance invites demolitions on Munjoy Hill
Tearing down apartment buildings and replacing them with condos lets developers skirt a rule meant to protect affordable housing. Residents and city officials call for a fix.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2017
City Councilor Thibodeau finally home after 5 weeks in hospital
Spencer Thibodeau, who was hospitalized on Oct. 25 with a burst appendix, praises the care he got at Maine Medical Center.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2017
Portland clears way for 123-unit housing project at Camelot Farm despite lawsuit
Neighbors opposed to the development are challenging the city’s decision to rezone the land.
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PublishedNovember 28, 2017
Portland aims to add tenants’ rights in evictions from disorderly houses
The proposed changes come after innocent residents lost their place to live because a landlord failed to comply with a court order to fix problems at his apartment building.
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