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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PublishedJanuary 30, 2017
As Mainers celebrate legal marijuana, where does new law draw the line?
Organizers of the ‘End of Cannabis Prohibition Party’ at the Gold Room in Portland on Monday night drop plans to include edibles after running into confusion about what is allowed under the new law.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2017
Portland planners endorse proposal to protect view from East End park
The zoning change that would impose a building-height cap on land next to Fort Sumner Park now goes before the City Council.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2017
As Portland’s city-run health clinic closes, a mix of good intentions, trauma
The 229 HIV patients at India Street got help finding a new provider, but ending their ties with the staff led to a sense of loss, and only 33 registered at the recommended facility.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2017
Mainers head to Women’s March on Washington for show of solidarity
‘We’ve come so far and there’s so much at stake,’ says one of the more than 200 women bound for the capital to highlight women’s rights in the wake of Donald Trump’s inauguration.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2017
For Mainers at swearing-in, Trump’s inaugural address is ‘wonderful, inspiring’
Supporters of President Trump say they felt lucky to be there for his inauguration.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2017
Portland grapples with $61 million elementary school bond
Supporters say it’s a small price to pay for new schools, but critics worry about more pressing needs and closing the door to state funding
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2017
Idea to allow noncitizen immigrants to vote in Portland faces hurdles
It needs support from city residents and possibly state legislators, and a similar initiative failed locally in 2010, but Mayor Strimling hopes times have changed.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2017
New building height rules proposed to preserve Munjoy Hill vista
The Portland Planning Board on Tuesday will review a proposed ‘overlay zone’ that would protect the view from Fort Sumner Park.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2017
Portland mayor lays out ambitious set of proposed goals for City Council
Ethan Strimling describes his ‘progressive vision’ in a State of the City Address that includes ideas on affordable housing, worker benefits, social issues, immigrant voting and more.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2017
Plan calls for new building with 45 condominiums in Portland
The four-story structure would be located where the Eastern Prom meets Washington Avenue, near an area that is experiencing a bit of a renaissance.
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