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 7, 2016
Portland becomes first city in Maine to require reporting on large buildings’ energy use
The council votes 6-3 to pass the ‘benchmarking’ measure, designed to collect baseline data that would be used to gauge trends and the effectiveness of efficiency upgrades.
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PublishedNovember 7, 2016
Portland council delays decision on retail marijuana moratorium
Councilors cite concerns about taking the step on short notice, just one day before Mainers vote on legalizing pot.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2016
Mayor’s campaign slogan was ‘Portland Together,’ but City Hall is mired in discord
Ethan Strimling says some at City Hall haven’t ‘made that shift’ to his stronger role; meanwhile, councilors object to ‘a lone wolf.’
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PublishedOctober 31, 2016
Portland council challenger holds big fundraising edge
Pious Ali has raised more than $24,000 in an effort to unseat Councilor Jon Hinck.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2016
Emotions still raw as second anniversary of deadly Portland fire nears
Friends and family members plan the second Stars of Light memorial service Sunday to mourn the deaths and celebrate the lives of the six people killed by the blaze.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2016
Portland officials hint of still more changes to long-delayed Midtown project
City Manager Jon Jennings tells a neighborhood group that the development in Bayside may be altered again, but he isn’t providing details.
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PublishedOctober 26, 2016
Portland tells owner of tiny RV homes in Bayside: Hit the road
Brent Adler says he has tenants lined up but he now faces a dilemma, as the city deals with its first case of code issues raised by the mini-homes-on-wheels movement.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2016
Three seek to succeed Sen. Alfond in District 27
Rep. Ben Chipman runs against a Republican and a self-described socialist.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2016
Democrat Mark Dion virtually uncontested for Senate District 28 seat
The former Cumberland County sheriff seeks to replace Sen. Anne Haskell, who is leaving politics.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2016
Landlord Gregory Nisbet acquitted on all 6 manslaughter charges in Noyes Street fire
Justice Thomas Warren delivers his verdict in a packed courtroom, including families of the fire’s six victims.
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