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 20, 2015
Portland voters will take up $15 an hour minimum wage in November
The City Council also votes to delay reconsideration of an ordinance approved earlier this month that inadvertently doubled the base wage for tipped workers.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2015
Councilors approve land purchase to relocate Portland public works to Canco Road
City councilors approved a purchase of land on Canco Road to free up land in Bayside for redevelopment.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2015
Portland City Council approves master plan for redesigning Franklin Street
Construction on the estimated $34 million project is unlikely to begin until federal money becomes available.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2015
Portland council rejects permit for marijuana market in Deering Oaks
In a 5-4 vote, they reverse a previous decision after hearing an ad for the event that suggested pot would be available for use there.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2015
Portland City Council to revisit pot festival permit request
The New England Cannabis Farmers Market would run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 9 in Deering Oaks.
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PublishedJuly 18, 2015
Groups prepare to help immigrants losing aid
Word that 86 people will be cut off mobilizes nonprofit agencies, advocacy groups and some in the faith community.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2015
Portland Green Party chairman announces candidacy for mayor
Thomas MacMillan says he wants to give voice to city residents who are struggling to make ends meet by advocating for livable wages and controlled development.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2015
Two Greens on Portland council stepping down
Green Party members David Marshall and Kevin Donoghue are not running for re-election.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2015
Portland ready to cut assistance to 86 immigrants
Those affected may no longer have legal status because they failed to apply for asylum within a year of entering the United States.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2015
City of Portland: Many ‘seekers’ of asylum have not applied
Early analysis indicates up to 300 of the immigrants who were the focus of an aid debate could be ineligible, but their status is unclear.
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