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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PublishedMay 18, 2014
Madawaska poses challenge, opportunity for Mike Michaud
His northern Maine roots and union background give the openly gay Democrat standing outside the state’s liberal bastions.
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PublishedMay 14, 2014
Michaud to lead Portland’s Pride Parade
If elected, the rural Democratic congressman would be the first openly gay candidate in the U.S. to win a governor’s race.
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PublishedMay 13, 2014
Eliot Cutler unveils economic plan aimed at women
It would address the wage gap, reproductive freedom and domestic violence, among other issues.
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PublishedMay 6, 2014
Maine’s top court to allow citywide vote on sales of Portland parks
Portland loses its bid to prevent a referendum that could complicate the Congress Square Plaza deal and make it harder to sell public spaces.
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PublishedMay 2, 2014
Gubernatorial contributions show contenders’ geographic appeal
Michaud draws from all over the state while LePage and Cutler tout strong pockets of support.
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PublishedMay 1, 2014
New nonpartisan, grass-roots group forms in Maine, will publish voter guide in fall
Several members leave the Maine League of Young Voters to found The Voter Education Brigade.
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PublishedApril 30, 2014
LePage vetoes harsher drunken-driving penalties
A legislator and legal officials question his decision on a bill targeting repeat felony offenders. The governor says the bill didn’t go far enough.
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PublishedApril 28, 2014
More help in Maine for a hidden problem: Hoarding
Portland, York County and others are using task forces and sensitive interventions in a state with a large elderly population.
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PublishedApril 27, 2014
Obamacare gives Maine voters a clash of candidates
The issue highlights big differences among Maine’s three gubernatorial candidates and hands the parties something to ‘fire up the base.’
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PublishedApril 22, 2014
Candidates reach out to Maine women
Blaine House hopefuls vie for the ‘crucial’ women’s vote, making their cases to the Women’s Legislative Council of Maine.
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