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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PublishedNovember 21, 2016
Portland’s Housing Committee recommends tenant-friendly policies
Proposals include longer notice of rent increases and establishing a tenant-landlord commission.
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PublishedNovember 21, 2016
Councilor wants to delay Munjoy Hill project despite developer’s offer to maintain park views
Belinda Ray hopes to give Portland more time to craft protections for the entire city, but the builder says a delay could kill his plans for 155 Sheridan St.
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PublishedNovember 19, 2016
Mayor Strimling criticizes plan to sell land to developer of Portland Co. project
Ethan Strimling says selling a 12,000-square-foot lot on the eastern waterfront for $400,000 is a bad deal for taxpayers.
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PublishedNovember 17, 2016
Shots heard ’round 3 Portland islands as annual culling of deer begins
The special hunts are a regular part of life on Peaks, Cliff and Great Diamond as the city thins the herds to keep the animals from becoming a nuisance.
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PublishedNovember 17, 2016
Nonprofit seeks to open East Deering substance abuse treatment clinic
The residential home on Portland’s Washington Avenue would be the second such facility for Crossroads for Women.
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PublishedNovember 15, 2016
State to pay $1.3 million to Portland in settlement over disputed spending on homeless
The long-running dispute over General Assistance aid for certain shelter costs ends with reimbursement and changes in city billing practices.
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PublishedNovember 15, 2016
Portland gets minor flooding at supermoon-influenced high tide
The water level was about 2 feet higher than normal, but there didn’t appear to be much damage.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2016
City of Portland prepares to put prime Bayside land on the market
The 4-acre property now used by the Public Works Department has high development potential, and a sale could alter the neighborhood’s future.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2016
Strimling says Portland voters sent a message in ousting two city councilors
Mayor Ethan Strimling says residents want ‘bold action’ on schools, protections for tenants and rules on tax breaks for businesses.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2016
Challengers oust 2 Portland city councilors
Councilors Jon Hinck and Ed Suslovic lose their re-election bids.
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