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 21, 2016
Portland council committee endorses plan to close India Street health clinic
The Finance Committee backs City Manager Jon Jennings’ budget proposal after a hearing that draws dozens of opponents.
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PublishedApril 19, 2016
String of misfortune stretches ‘direct’ flight to Florida into odyssey
In all, it took three airliners to get about 70 Elite Airways passengers from Maine to Melbourne last weekend.
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PublishedApril 18, 2016
Portland considers steps to house the homeless
A new policy would require developers who get certain public funds to set aside units for people in city-run homeless shelters.
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PublishedApril 15, 2016
Portland adds money to program for tenants facing eviction
The additional $25,000, to help pay for security deposits, utilities and short-term rental assistance, was reallocated from a program to help low-income property owners fix up their buildings.
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PublishedApril 14, 2016
Portland councilors question proposal to close India Street health clinic
The City Council’s Finance Committee has mixed feelings about the plan, which will be the subject of a public hearing April 21.
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PublishedApril 14, 2016
Portland to ban city-paid travel to N.C., Mississippi over anti-LGBT laws
City councilors will take up a resolution April 25 that would prohibit municipal money being spent on nonessential travel to those states.
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PublishedApril 14, 2016
Portland’s plan to shut India Street health clinic alarms patients, advocates
Although city officials say a different center can provide the same services, skeptics fear that many clients will lose critical care in the transition.
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PublishedApril 13, 2016
Earlier consolidation of health care services could indicate challenges of closing India Street clinic
A lack of services and limited hours at the Portland Community Health Center are causing more people to go to hospitals or the India Street clinic, or go untreated, says Preble Street’s director.
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PublishedApril 13, 2016
Short-term rentals and sober houses among concerns in Portland neighborhoods
The committee that’s addressing Portland’s housing crunch hears from representatives of 14 neighborhood groups, who also cite rising costs and rapid changes.
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PublishedApril 11, 2016
Portland considers raising age for buying tobacco to 21
Retailers would feel the impact and some are not on board, but several young smokers support the idea.
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