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 27, 2013
Are 24-hour shifts more expensive?
Some argue that the schedule the Portland Fire Department has been using for 17 years benefits firefighters and reduces coverage gaps. Others say it comes with potential costs.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2013
Medical emergencies make up bulk of calls
Fire-safety improvements propel a trend for which the city has remained ‘very progressive.’ Now, officials want to be certain staffing patterns are keeping pace with the shift.
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2013
Is the Portland Fire Department overstaffed?
Portland employs more full-time firefighters than any other midsized city in New England, according to an analysis by the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. The city has 3.54 firefighters for every 1,000 residents, a rate higher than all 45 comparable cities in the region. On a per-capita basis, no other department even comes close. The […]
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2013
Panel urges lower tax breaks for Portland developers
Businesses and developers have been lobbying the city to keep the policy as flexible as possible, advocating for no limits on tax money being returned to developers.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2013
Portland’s State of the City address slated for Monday
The State of the City is one of the responsibilities outlined in the City Charter for the elected mayor position.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2013
Portland OKs new hotels on waterfront, Exchange St.
The $22.5 million in hotel developments will add more than 230 rooms and two restaurants to the Old Port area.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2013
Limits on tax breaks up for vote in Portland
A city committee will also discuss Wednesday whether Congress Square Park will remain a park.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2013
Portland fireboat’s repairs cost $170,000
The figure is nearly twice as much as originally reported, but cost to the city was still $25,000.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2013
New design unveiled for Munjoy Hill perfomance hall
Neighbors and a city panel asked for a design that would better blend with its surroundings.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2013
Mechanical issue knocks Peaks Island car ferry out of service
Casco Bay Lines says that a supplemental barge service will run from East End Beach while the ferry is offline.
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