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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PublishedSeptember 24, 2013
Marijuana activist sees Maine following in Colorado’s footsteps
Rob Kampia, leader of the Marijuana Policy Project, says a key legalization vote will be in Portland this November.
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2013
Rainwater fee details emerging in Portland
The city will estimate the rate to be charged homeowners and businesses, and likely delay it.
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2013
Owner starts effort to redevelop large area off York Street
J.B. Brown & Sons seeks a zoning change and is considering putting up a parking garage, apartments and retail space.
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2013
Tenants wanted: Portland to open technology park
There are currently no tenants in the 26-acre technology park, which envisions seven lots for buildings 10,000 to 40,000 square feet.
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2013
Key Portland intersection could get makeover
The city is fast-tracking a redesign of Congress Square amid a contested plaza sale, but a legal challenge likely awaits.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2013
Disputed Portland plaza sale approved by council
Foes threaten to sue after the 6-3 vote to allow an event center and a smaller public space on the downtown site.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2013
Woman arrested at Portland meeting on Congress Square
The council is meeting tonight to consider selling two-thirds of the plaza.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2013
Portland plaza turns into flash point
The debate over Congress Square’s underused park seems to go beyond the fight on open space to issues of rich vs. poor and corporate intrusion.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2013
Advocates launch drive to make marijuana legal in Portland
Passage of a city ordinance would be the first step toward statewide legalization.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2013
Plan to curb protesters outside Portland clinics advances
The city will hold a hearing on a proposal to shield women from protesters who gather outside the Planned Parenthood offices downtown.
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