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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PublishedDecember 1, 2022
Legislative leaders vow to tackle housing crisis
Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives and Senate say the state’s housing crisis, coupled with the loss of federal funding for rental assistance, must be a priority for the incoming Legislature.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2022
State panel levies $10,680 in fines against group that backed Democratic candidates
The Maine Ethics Commission voted to fine the political action committee after determining it failed to disclose top funders.
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PublishedNovember 29, 2022
State expects another budget surplus despite economic uncertainty
Gov. Janet Mills said in a statement that an additional $283 million in projected revenue this year would help create an ’emergency winter energy relief program’ to help struggling Mainers.
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PublishedNovember 25, 2022
State agency, legislative committee clash in court over child protection records
As plaintiff, the Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee says the outcome will have ‘profound implications for vindicating and upholding the Separation of Powers central to our Maine Constitution.’
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PublishedNovember 22, 2022
Recounts confirm Election Day winners in 3 state races
Recounts were requested in one Senate and two House races.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2022
New blood in minority leadership realigns Maine Republicans’ priorities
Both Senate leader Harold ‘Trey’ Stewart III and House leader William ‘Billy Bob’ Faulkingham said the party needs to make inroads with parents and blue-collar workers.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2022
Lobster fishing rules to protect right whales will be delayed 2 years, judge says
Lobstermen are relieved that new, stricter rules to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales will be delayed until 2024, giving regulators more time to address the concerns of fishermen and environmentalists.
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PublishedNovember 17, 2022
Rep. Rachel Talbot Ross nominated by Democrats to be Maine’s first Black House speaker
The progressive lawmaker from Portland still needs to be confirmed by the 151-member House, where Democrats hold a majority with 82 of 151 seats, when it convenes on Dec. 7.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2022
Maine House Republicans choose lobsterman as next minority leader
Rep. Billy Bob Faulkingham of Winter Harbor says House Republicans are the party of ‘family values and workers.’
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PublishedNovember 13, 2022
The reliably red town of Gray turned blue in 2022
The Cumberland County town is one of many small Maine communities that Republicans could count on for votes – until Tuesday.
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