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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PublishedJanuary 16, 2016
Portland residents say brush-clearing project cleared way for rats
Something’s gnawing at the city’s Libbytown neighbors, who say brush removal along the interstate led to an infestation
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2016
LePage says Portland’s new minimum wage violates federal law
The dispute over the law’s legality centers on the base wage for tip earners, which also caused confusion when the City Council adopted the new minimum.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2016
Questions raised after city of Portland creates a new job: assistant to the mayor
Opponents of the elected-mayor position say they saw it coming, but others say the $55,000- to $75,000-a-year job is needed.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2016
City moving Bayside recycling bins for midtown project
The so-called silver bullet bins will be relocated Friday although the land sale has not yet been completed.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2016
Portland declares parking ban after previous storm cleanup drew complaints
The city decided not to impose a parking ban during a snowstorm in late December, and now chooses to be more aggressive.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2016
Demolition plan highlights history of Portland buildings
A group of buildings on Forest Avenue could soon be demolished to make way for a CVS Pharmacy.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2016
City of Portland to be paid $360,000 for unused street
Release of the strip, which dissects land now used for a parking lot near City Hall, will clear the way for potential development.
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2016
Governor’s explanation elicits approval, ridicule, and silence
Though some of Maine’s Republican leaders say it was appropriate, others say it didn’t go far enough. Meanwhile, three of the state’s four members of Congress haven’t commented on the governor’s racially charged remark.
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2016
Portland brewery’s appeal to sell snacks in tasting room is tabled
The Zoning Board of Appeals’ action buys time for the city to draft guidelines for accommodating the burgeoning craft beer scene in Portland.
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2016
LePage in spotlight for saying drug dealers impregnate ‘white girls’
Hillary Clinton issues a sharp rebuke and national news media react after the governor tells an audience that drug dealers come to Maine from New York and Connecticut and ‘half the time they impregnate a young, white girl before they leave.’
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