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 30, 2015
Portland councilors deadlock on $221 million municipal budget
The Finance Committee votes 2-2 on the acting city manager’s proposal, which would eliminate 24 positions and add 2.9 percent to the property tax rate.
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PublishedApril 29, 2015
Poll finds rising interest in run for Portland mayor
But it’s difficult to conclude much else from the private survey that has released only selected results.
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PublishedApril 28, 2015
Portland hires longtime state administrator as social services director
David MacLean previously signed off on two state audits that criticized a city homeless shelter.
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PublishedApril 27, 2015
Portland City Council approves allowing 1,000-foot water slide on Franklin Street in August
The ‘Slide the City’ event will take place Aug. 1 and will require the closing of parts of Franklin and other roads for several hours.
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PublishedApril 27, 2015
Portland council bans ‘vaping’ in public places
The prohibition adds battery-operated e-cigarettes to the city’s anti-smoking ordinance.
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PublishedApril 25, 2015
Portland considers snuffing e-cigarettes in public spaces
Use of the vapor devices has grown markedly, prompting debate over their safety relative to tobacco products.
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PublishedApril 24, 2015
Portland city councilors want to protect funding for dental clinic
The Finance Committee seeks other budget reductions to keep the dental clinic at Portland High School fully staffed.
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PublishedApril 23, 2015
Mayoral, other concerns subject of private poll
Stakeholders in the mayors race, zoning and other economic developments are behind the poll.
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PublishedApril 22, 2015
Friends of Congress Square Park receives $100,000 grant
The Southwest Airlines Heart of Community grant will come in the form of amenities for the park and technical assistance from the Project for Public Spaces.
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PublishedApril 21, 2015
Complaints few as Portland adapts to plastic bag fee
Some store owners are surprised by how many shoppers remember to bring their reusable bags.
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