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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PublishedMarch 25, 2016
Portland hires new assistant to mayor
Jason Shedlock, 36, will fill the newly created post and earn $64,000 a year.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2016
Departure of propane business seen as key for Thompson’s Point project in Portland
Suburban Propane has filed plans to move to a city-owned parcel on Riverside Street.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2016
Amid talk of opening Office of New Americans, Portland loses immigrant services
Two refugee support offices are closing and that seems like a contradiction, critics say, but city officials don’t see it that way.
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PublishedMarch 23, 2016
Portland board moves to prevent suburban-style pharmacy on Forest Avenue
The Planning Board recommendation will go to the City Council for a rezoning vote.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2016
Plan to create Portland office for immigrants supported, questioned at hearing
Some want to see more help with community integration, but others say it could be divisive and detrimental to other groups, such as Latinos and young adults.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2016
Portland to ban weekday parking in part of historic Evergreen Cemetery
The action is taken in response to complaints about parking along the entrance road by University of New England students.
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PublishedMarch 21, 2016
Portland imposes $500 fee on breweries with tasting rooms
The City Council also adds a new licensing requirement for tour operators.
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PublishedMarch 21, 2016
Woodfords Corner makeover wins Portland council approval
The project aimed at fostering economic and residential development around one of the city’s busiest intersections is slated to get underway in the summer of 2017.
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PublishedMarch 21, 2016
Portland seeks better ways to integrate immigrants into the economy
A City Council subcommittee will hold a hearing Tuesday on a proposal to create an Office of New Americans.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2016
Traditional drug stores in Maine making way for retail clinics
Patrons of these walk-in clinics can get quick, cheaper health care services – and buy cosmetics and toiletries.
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