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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PublishedDecember 18, 2014
After Noyes Street fire, Portland may add inspectors for rental units
Landlords may have to register and prove compliance with safety codes, under a recommendation by a special task force.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2014
Two cities to seek court order over state’s delay in General Assistance reimbursements
Portland and Westbrook want DHHS to make long-overdue payments during their lawsuit over a new policy on ‘undocumented’ immigrants.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2014
400-seat performance center on Munjoy Hill clears key hurdle
Portland councilors approve zoning for the project that doesn’t require new off-street parking on the crowded roads.
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PublishedDecember 15, 2014
Portland cites Noyes Street landlord for fire-safety violations at second building
An inspection finds problems at a Dartmouth Street property owned by Gregory Nisbet, whose duplex on Noyes Street caught fire Nov. 1, killing six people.
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PublishedDecember 15, 2014
Portland’s new DHHS head helped usher in LePage
Dawn Stiles has to face the governor she helped to transition in 2010 on a key policy issue: welfare.
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PublishedDecember 15, 2014
Fire safety task force in Portland considers array of changes
Among them are a database of building inspection records and a more effective system of responding to complaints.
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PublishedDecember 15, 2014
DHHS goes silent after city disputes General Assistance audit
Eight months later, Portland still hasn’t heard whether some of the program practices it had used for decades are now improper.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2014
Portland City Hall corrects general assistance estimates
Officials say they mistakenly overstated the number of asylum seekers or people holding visas who are receiving the benefits.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2014
Scaled-down ‘midtown’ project in Portland faces new questions
City planners want time to review building materials, drainage and more, but the delay could jeopardize a project in the works for five years.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2014
Portland considers ‘workforce housing’ project in Bayside
The homes on land now occupied by the public works department would be sold for below-market prices so many working families could afford them.
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