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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PublishedJune 8, 2013
Backyard coops provide urban respite, generate cackling at city halls
Backyard chicken farming arrived in Maine cities about five years ago, when communities from South Portland to Bangor debated whether to allow the practice in urban settings.
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PublishedJune 1, 2013
Franklin Street design effort moves forward in Portland
Designers will look at reduction in traffic and increased use by pedestrians and cyclists.
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PublishedMay 30, 2013
Panel OKs selling downtown Portland plaza
The city must still strike a deal with Rockbridge Capital, which would turn it into an events center and smaller plaza.
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PublishedMay 28, 2013
Redesigned Munjoy Hill performance hall to be unveiled
The latest proposal for a 400-seat venue has incorporated public feedback into the design in hopes of mollifying some of its critics.
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PublishedMay 26, 2013
Tension on Congress Square Plaza: Sell public spot to save it?
A plan to turn over most of the plaza to private use incites passions in a city that prizes its open spaces.
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PublishedMay 25, 2013
Panhandling a growing concern in Portland
Parallel efforts are under way to tackle the growing issue of panhandling in the city, especially at busy intersections.
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PublishedMay 23, 2013
Group deadlocked over Congress Square proposal
A proposal to build an events center in the downtown Portland plaza will be presented to a City Council committee May 29.
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PublishedMay 21, 2013
Portland street artists pleased with modest rules
City councilors scale back a task force’s tough approach, but those who perform with fire face new safety scrutiny.
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PublishedMay 21, 2013
Officials plan to act on Maine restaurant oversight
Legislators will look into fixes after the Sunday Telegram reported that the state’s inspection program is one of the least rigorous in America.
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PublishedMay 19, 2013
Accessing, crunching the state’s results ultimately frustrate bid to create database
PORTLAND – Unlike in most other states, there is no easily accessible way for diners in Maine to look up the inspection history of their favorite restaurant. The inspection reports maintained by the state’s Health Inspection Program are accessible only through a time-consuming and costly manual process. Last fall, the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram […]
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