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 29, 2014
Portland planners OK 5 slope-side apartments
The project on Sheridan Street would use pier supports and feature a large top-floor unit built for a surgeon.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2014
Maine restaurant groups: No inspections by localities
That would cause confusion, they say, but others back a bill calling for increased oversight amid rising Maine complaints.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2014
Planners OK upscale Munjoy Hill condos, apartment building
A four-story project at Congress Street’s peak calls for 12 units as well as ground-floor retail space, and a smaller five-unit building will be built on a steep slope on Sheridan Street.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2014
Commission: Ex-Portland worker likely was sexually harassed
David Tanguay can move forward with his sexual harassment case against the city.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2014
Portland officials to see new Thompson’s Point master plan
The $110 million plans call for redeveloping the site into a business, arts, sports and transportation complex.
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2014
Franklin Street redesign to free up valuable city land
The effort to undo the 1960s project could also enlarge Lincoln Park and reunite parts of Portland.
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2014
Restaurant inspections a hot item in Augusta
The industry adamantly opposes a bill that would revive a system that gives all municipalities an oversight role.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2014
Portland proposal to raise minimum wage will get lots of scrutiny
The city plans to move slowly in assessing the impact of the mayor’s idea on businesses and workers.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2014
Portland mayor: Raise city’s minimum wage
Michael Brennan unveils several new priorities at his State of the City address on Wednesday.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2014
In speech, Portland mayor sets sights on city’s future
Michael Brennan is expected to talk about the city’s real estate boom in his State of the City address.
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