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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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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PublishedAugust 21, 2017
Hearings set for Portland ballot measures nearly derailed by city clerk’s mistake
The proposals for a rent stabilization ordinance and changes in the rezoning process will get public hearings on Sept. 6.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2017
Portland council approves sale of site for Wex office building near waterfront
A developer will pay $3.3 million for 1.1 acres near the eastern waterfront, with plans for a 4-story, 100,000-square-foot building.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2017
Opponents organize to fight rent limits in Portland
A group that includes landlords and building contractors says it will oppose a referendum effort to pass a rent stabilization ordinance.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2017
Affordable housing in the works for East Bayside, East Deering
The Portland Housing Authority is poised to file plans for 2 projects totaling more than 155 units of housing.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2017
Error kept 2 citizens initiatives off Portland ballot; another may put them on it
A 2011 change to an ordinance requiring the City Council to hold a public hearing on any citizens initiative at least 90 days before the election apparently wasn’t properly enacted.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2017
Activists rally at Portland City Hall to push for November ballot initiatives
One group says it was told its rent-stabilization initiative would go to a vote in November, but city officials would not confirm it.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2017
Developer aims to address need for affordable housing with new apartments in Parkside
Avesta Housing’s $10 million Deering Place would be available to residents with incomes of $20,000 to $40,000, a response to affordability concerns in Portland’s red hot real estate market.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2017
After error, Portland officials look for ways to get housing questions on November ballot
The city clerk’s office gave incorrect information to citizens’ groups, derailing drives for referendum votes this fall on rent stabilization and rezoning procedures.
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