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 4, 2012
Mayor Brennan shakes up City Council assignments
Cheryl Leeman, a critic of TIF, is removed from the Housing and Community Development Committee.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2012
In first year, Portland’s mayor walks softly
Michael Brennan — the city’s first popularly elected mayor in nearly 90 years — has mostly stayed out of headlines, preferring to work behind the scenes to build consensus.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2012
Portland councilors inaugurated; school board members next
City Councilors were sworn in at noon, while school board members will take their oath at 4 p.m. Members of both bodies serve three-year terms.
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PublishedNovember 21, 2012
Nova Scotia moving to revive Maine ferry service
Officials prepare to seek bids from potential providers of round trips to Portland, last offered in 2009.
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PublishedNovember 21, 2012
Potential bidders discuss restoring Portland-Nova Scotia ferry
Ferry service ended three years ago when Bay Ferries Ltd. stopped operating The Cat.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2012
Portland seeks to resolve EPA fines, sewer overflows
The city faces a penalty of as much as $177,500 as well as millions of dollars for improvements to its aging system of sanitary sewage pipes.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2012
A torrent of views on Portland homeless services
Ideas and opinions from a Portland council task force and a chamber group draw a vocal crowd to City Hall.
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PublishedNovember 19, 2012
Big crowd gathers in Portland to address homelessness
Before the city-led meting, dozens of homeless advocates held a vigil on the steps of City Hall.
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PublishedNovember 17, 2012
City won’t alter its training for fireboat pilots
The possibility of requiring Coast Guard training emerged last year after the boat’s second serious accident.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2012
Portland businesses see more homeless shelters as vicious circle
“It’s becoming increasingly intimidating to people who work and visit the downtown,” says one local business advocate.
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