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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PublishedFebruary 2, 2023
Maine House speaker strips committee assignment of indicted Democrat
Rep. Clinton E. Collamore Sr. has faced calls to resign since being indicted in December on multiple counts of aggravated forgery, unsworn falsification and violations of the Clean Election Act.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2023
Gov. Mills nominates York County judge for seat on state’s top court
Superior Court Justice Wayne R. Douglas of Old Orchard Beach previously served as former Gov. Angus King’s chief legal adviser before becoming a judge in 2002.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2023
Maine AG investigating petition drive alleged to be ‘rife with fraud’
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows told lawmakers that she referred a case to the attorney general involving a rejected 2022 citizens initiative intended to prohibit noncitizens from voting.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2023
Maine begins mailing $450 relief checks
The Mills administration says it plans to mail out 200,000 a week, and that the ‘vast majority’ of the 880,000 eligible taxpayers should receive them by the end of March.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2023
Time seems ripe for bipartisan action on income tax cuts in Maine
As the state enjoys a record surplus, lawmakers from both parties have submitted proposals that would reduce taxes for lower-income Mainers.
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2023
State lawmaker calls for $200 million investment in affordable housing
Rep. Rebecca Millett’s bill is one of many that will be considered by a new Joint Select Committee on Housing, created by the Legislature this session.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2023
Bill would extend MaineCare health coverage to all low-income noncitizens
House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross submitted a similar bill last session, but it did not advance out of committee after Gov. Janet Mills funded a smaller expansion, limited to noncitizens who are pregnant or under the age of 21.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2023
State lawmakers prepare to weigh more than 2,000 bills, $10.3 billion budget proposal
With control of both the House and Senate, Democrats will set the agenda, but Republicans still hope to leave their mark.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2023
Republicans prioritize child welfare, propose to separate office from DHHS
The bill, among several outlined by GOP lawmakers Tuesday, is the same as one proposed last year by former Democratic Sen. Bill Diamond.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2023
Lawmakers will appeal court ruling denying access to child protection records
The Government Oversight Committee voted to appeal a court ruling that lawmakers are prohibited from viewing confidential child protection records.
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