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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PublishedApril 25, 2017
Portland extends season for The Cat ferry service to Nova Scotia
The ferry will run until Oct. 15 this year, under a contract approved by the City Council.
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PublishedApril 24, 2017
Portland council gives voters choice of school renovation plans
The ballot in November will include a $64 million proposal to make improvements at four elementary schools and a $32 million plan to renovate two schools and seek state funding for the others.
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PublishedApril 24, 2017
Maine officials unsettled by threat to block grants that help so many
President Trump wants to eliminate a federal program that provides more than $16 million annually for initiatives in communities all over the state.
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PublishedApril 23, 2017
One of Westbrook’s few remaining farmers stands up to sprawl
As a residential building boom spreads toward his family’s century-old Westbrook farm, L. Arthur Randall Jr. draws a line at his pastures.
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PublishedApril 18, 2017
Portland’s new $29.7 million Hall Elementary School should be completed by fall 2018
Work on the project to create a 558-student school is expected to begin with tree clearing this week.
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PublishedApril 17, 2017
Developers eye last remaining farmland in Portland
Home to grazing cattle until last year, 45-acre Camelot Farm becomes the city’s latest battleground over housing development.
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PublishedApril 17, 2017
Portland developer has big plans for city land
But there’s a problem. The land is not for sale and some city officials show little interest in selling it.
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PublishedApril 14, 2017
Portland tax breaks should require wage, employment standards, mayor says
Mayor Ethan Strimling is again proposing new requirements for companies that seek to reduce property taxes as an incentive for new development.
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PublishedApril 7, 2017
Portland secures funding to begin equipping police with body cameras
It’s a first step toward widespread use by the force, but the body devices won’t be worn until the officers union has a say.
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PublishedApril 5, 2017
Portland council starts work on $240 million city budget proposal
City Manager Jon Jennings says that $1.8 million in federal block grant-funded projects could be in jeopardy of funding for the program is cut.
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