Randy Billings is a government watchdog and political reporter who has been covering Portland City Hall for the Press Herald since 2012. His beat touches on a wide range of topics, including immigration, homelessness, education, tourism, real estate development and the economy in Maine’s largest city. He has been a Portland-based journalist since 2005. A life-long Mainer who loves the outdoors, Randy is also a bassist who brews his own beer at his North Yarmouth home, where he lives with his wife and two children.
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PublishedOctober 25, 2017
Report makes 15 recommendations for increasing affordable housing in Portland
A City Council panel will review the report, which suggests providing more funding and tightening rules governing conversion of apartments into condominiums, on Thursday.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2017
Challengers shake up race for at-large seat on Portland City Council
The three candidates in the city’s most contentious race disagree on the hot-button issues of housing and school renovations.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2017
Candidates for Portland council seat in District 5 tackle housing costs, wealth gap
Relative newcomers to District 5 and a 15-year resident offer ideas to make Portland living more affordable.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2017
Opponents in Portland’s District 4 council race divided on rent stabilization effort
Newcomer Kimberly Rich supports Question 1 on the city ballot, but incumbent Justin Costa fears unintended consequences.
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PublishedOctober 23, 2017
Portland Democrats plagued by infighting weeks before election
At the center of the tensions is the race for an at-large seat on the City Council.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2017
On Peaks, horse farm caught in crossfire as newcomers buck long-held local views
A simmering feud between island neighbors has led the city of Portland to issue citations over zoning – and has put the equine refuge on alert.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2017
Portland would add Wi-Fi to lampposts as part of $8.5 million project to upgrade lighting
Switching to LED bulbs and other ‘smart cities’ technologies that allow monitoring and control of the fixtures will save the city money in the long run.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2017
Portland rally attacks rent stabilization ballot question
More than 100 people attend the event, at which landlords, real estate agents and developers highlight potential problems with the ballot question aimed at curbing rising rents.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2017
Another Bayside condo project goes to Portland Planning Board
A vote may be taken Tuesday on the 45-unit development on a steep hillside overlooking Back Cove, near the intersection of Washington Avenue and the Eastern Promenade.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2017
The asylee: He fled the Congo after being tortured and threatened with death
What is asylum?About the Congo His pregnant wife had already fled the Democratic Republic of the Congo when six armed men caught up to Marcel Kabongo Mafuku. They beat him and tortured him using a screwdriver, leaving Mafuku with internal injuries that would go untreated for months. They stopped torturing him long enough for one […]
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