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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PublishedApril 26, 2016
City councilors push back after Portland mayor’s budget criticism
Several come to the defense of City Manager Jon Jennings and staffers, one calling Mayor Ethan Strimling’s tone ‘beyond the pale.’
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PublishedApril 25, 2016
Portland mayor criticizes city manager’s budget plan
Two councilors come to Jon Jennings’ defense after Mayor Ethan Strimling knocks proposed cuts to city health programs.
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PublishedApril 25, 2016
Portland advances plan to raise age for buying tobacco
A City Council subcommittee will work on an ordinance to increase the minimum age from 18 to 21.
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PublishedApril 22, 2016
Portland changes direction on Spring Street parking
The city will reconfigure spaces as nose-in after back-in caused motorist confusion and made parking staff feel unsafe as they checked dashboard time slips along the roadway.
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PublishedApril 22, 2016
Munjoy Hill group sues to stop affordable housing project
The lawsuit is the latest example of neighbors’ resistance to increased development on the Portland peninsula.
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PublishedApril 21, 2016
Portland council committee endorses plan to close India Street health clinic
The Finance Committee backs City Manager Jon Jennings’ budget proposal after a hearing that draws dozens of opponents.
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PublishedApril 19, 2016
String of misfortune stretches ‘direct’ flight to Florida into odyssey
In all, it took three airliners to get about 70 Elite Airways passengers from Maine to Melbourne last weekend.
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PublishedApril 18, 2016
Portland considers steps to house the homeless
A new policy would require developers who get certain public funds to set aside units for people in city-run homeless shelters.
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PublishedApril 15, 2016
Portland adds money to program for tenants facing eviction
The additional $25,000, to help pay for security deposits, utilities and short-term rental assistance, was reallocated from a program to help low-income property owners fix up their buildings.
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PublishedApril 14, 2016
Portland councilors question proposal to close India Street health clinic
The City Council’s Finance Committee has mixed feelings about the plan, which will be the subject of a public hearing April 21.
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