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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PublishedApril 5, 2022
Maine lawmakers approve resolution expressing support for Ukraine
All but 3 lawmakers signed onto the resolution expressing support for the Ukrainian people and condemning the Russian invasion.
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PublishedApril 5, 2022
Bill to give Mainers right to healthy environment fails in House
The House voted 77-59 in support of the Pine Tree Amendment – well short of the two-thirds vote needed to send it to voters this fall. The proposal faces a vote in the Senate.
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PublishedApril 3, 2022
A right to clean air and water? In broad initiatives, critics predict a sea of litigation
A move to enshrine in Maine’s Constitution a right to healthy environment is part of a trend of broadly worded amendments that includes the right to food.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2022
Legislature unanimously approves $12 million boost for child care workforce
House Speaker Ryan Fecteau’s bill is supported by Gov. Janet Mills, but still needs to be funded by the Legislature’s budget-writing committee.
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PublishedMarch 28, 2022
Maine Rep. Theodore Kryzak of Acton dies at 66
Kryzak, a Republican, also was a teacher and a farmer and is being remembered for his sense of community service.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2022
State watchdog: Poor training, high workloads hampering child abuse investigations
A new OPEGA report did not directly say that the deficiencies contributed to the four child deaths that occurred within a month of each other last summer, sparking its investigation.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2022
$30 million fund to help lobstermen meet new rules gets strong support in Maine House
An initial 116-18 vote shows bipartisan support for aid to the industry in complying with new federal requirements meant to protect right whales.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2022
Maine House advances bill to allow ranked-choice voting in communities statewide
The bill would allow all of Maine’s communities, whether they have official charters or not, to establish ranked-choice voting.
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PublishedMarch 21, 2022
Republicans embrace inflation payments proposed by Gov. Mills, want them expedited
The move puts the party at odds with former Gov. Paul LePage, who is challenging Democratic Gov. Janet Mills in November and has called the proposal ‘an election-year gimmick.’
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PublishedMarch 16, 2022
Lawmakers advance bill to give mobile sports betting licenses to Maine tribes
A last-minute amendment would allow harness racing tracks in Bangor and Cumberland and the Oxford Casino to offer in-person sports betting.
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