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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PublishedJuly 22, 2017
Campaign fundraising well underway for Portland City Council races
The PAC supporting the bond to renovate four elementary schools gets off to a slow fundraising start.
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PublishedJuly 19, 2017
Portland mayor wants to require more affordable housing
Mayor Ethan Strimling’s proposal would double the required number of units affordable to middle-income earners in some new developments and lower the prices on those units.
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PublishedJuly 19, 2017
City staff favors mix of housing, work spaces on Portland’s former public works land
A City Council committee will discuss the recommended proposals for Bayside and gather public views at a hearing Wednesday.
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PublishedJuly 17, 2017
Portland landlord agrees to sell troubled East Bayside building
City officials also agree to revisit the disorderly houses ordinance to give tenants more say.
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PublishedJuly 17, 2017
Evicted without cause and forced to live in shabby room, Portland woman dies alone
Margaret Peters, who was 56, couldn’t find an affordable apartment in the city and ended up in a condemned building that she was desperate to leave.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2017
In reversal, Portland councilors will air issues between the mayor and manager in public
The decision follows the Portland Press Herald’s formal objection to any closed-door meeting to discuss a staffing request by Mayor Ethan Strimling.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2017
Portland seeks donations for program that puts panhandlers to work
Public contributions are needed to further the effort, which pays $10.68 an hour for cleaning up parks and public spaces.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2017
Portland developer shifts apartments to condos, signals upscale rentals cooling
The 25 High Street project’s 63 units will be sold rather than leased, becoming the latest aborted plan to add rental housing in the city.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2017
Closed-door council meeting to focus on tension between Portland city manager and mayor
But questions are already being raised about whether the discussion should be held in public.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2017
Interactive ‘wall’ sculpture in Old Port park raises doubts, but wins city approval
Portland officials approve a temporary art installation with pieces the public can move around and transform.
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