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 28, 2013
State of the City speech positive about Portland
Mayor Michael Brennan uses his first such address to highlight the best Portland has to offer.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2013
Are 24-hour shifts more expensive?
Some argue that the schedule the Portland Fire Department has been using for 17 years benefits firefighters and reduces coverage gaps. Others say it comes with potential costs.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2013
Medical emergencies make up bulk of calls
Fire-safety improvements propel a trend for which the city has remained ‘very progressive.’ Now, officials want to be certain staffing patterns are keeping pace with the shift.
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2013
Is the Portland Fire Department overstaffed?
Portland employs more full-time firefighters than any other midsized city in New England, according to an analysis by the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. The city has 3.54 firefighters for every 1,000 residents, a rate higher than all 45 comparable cities in the region. On a per-capita basis, no other department even comes close. The […]
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2013
Panel urges lower tax breaks for Portland developers
Businesses and developers have been lobbying the city to keep the policy as flexible as possible, advocating for no limits on tax money being returned to developers.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2013
Portland’s State of the City address slated for Monday
The State of the City is one of the responsibilities outlined in the City Charter for the elected mayor position.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2013
Portland OKs new hotels on waterfront, Exchange St.
The $22.5 million in hotel developments will add more than 230 rooms and two restaurants to the Old Port area.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2013
Limits on tax breaks up for vote in Portland
A city committee will also discuss Wednesday whether Congress Square Park will remain a park.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2013
Portland fireboat’s repairs cost $170,000
The figure is nearly twice as much as originally reported, but cost to the city was still $25,000.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2013
New design unveiled for Munjoy Hill perfomance hall
Neighbors and a city panel asked for a design that would better blend with its surroundings.
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