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 16, 2016
U.S. Labor Department reviewing Portland’s minimum wage hike
The department says it is examining how Portland’s ordinance and laws in other cities and states ‘intersect with federal tip credit law.’
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2016
Portland residents say brush-clearing project cleared way for rats
Something’s gnawing at the city’s Libbytown neighbors, who say brush removal along the interstate led to an infestation
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2016
LePage says Portland’s new minimum wage violates federal law
The dispute over the law’s legality centers on the base wage for tip earners, which also caused confusion when the City Council adopted the new minimum.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2016
Questions raised after city of Portland creates a new job: assistant to the mayor
Opponents of the elected-mayor position say they saw it coming, but others say the $55,000- to $75,000-a-year job is needed.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2016
City moving Bayside recycling bins for midtown project
The so-called silver bullet bins will be relocated Friday although the land sale has not yet been completed.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2016
Portland declares parking ban after previous storm cleanup drew complaints
The city decided not to impose a parking ban during a snowstorm in late December, and now chooses to be more aggressive.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2016
Demolition plan highlights history of Portland buildings
A group of buildings on Forest Avenue could soon be demolished to make way for a CVS Pharmacy.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2016
City of Portland to be paid $360,000 for unused street
Release of the strip, which dissects land now used for a parking lot near City Hall, will clear the way for potential development.
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2016
Governor’s explanation elicits approval, ridicule, and silence
Though some of Maine’s Republican leaders say it was appropriate, others say it didn’t go far enough. Meanwhile, three of the state’s four members of Congress haven’t commented on the governor’s racially charged remark.
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2016
Portland brewery’s appeal to sell snacks in tasting room is tabled
The Zoning Board of Appeals’ action buys time for the city to draft guidelines for accommodating the burgeoning craft beer scene in Portland.
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