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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PublishedNovember 15, 2021
Portland approves licensing program for emergency shelters
The proposal adopted Monday would require regular neighborhood meetings between service providers and residents and limit the number of shelter beds in any given neighborhood.
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PublishedNovember 15, 2021
Portland looking into vote discrepancy in close city council race
Officials hope to explain why 36 more votes were recorded on election night than during a hand recount that resulted in Roberto Rodriguez defeating Brandon Mazer.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2021
Maine reports 799 new COVID-19 cases, 10 more deaths
Since the pandemic began, there have been 111,145 confirmed or probable cases of COVID-19 in Maine and 1,230 people have died with the virus.
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PublishedNovember 11, 2021
Portland soon could join move to ban flavored tobacco products
Portland would follow Bangor, which last month became the first Maine community to enact such a ban.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2021
Roberto Rodriguez will take at-large seat on Portland City Council
Brandon Mazer conceded the race after a recount.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2021
Roberto Rodriguez leads by 35 votes as recount of Portland council race remains unresolved
The process was to continue Wednesday morning, with 37 ballots still disputed.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2021
Portland moves ahead with new shelter plan after effort to block it fails at the polls
Opponents of a new 208-bed shelter say they will no longer try to stop it and will instead focus their efforts on housing, rather than sheltering, the homeless.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2021
Brandon Mazer wins Portland at-large council seat in drawing of lots
Roberto Rodriguez, the losing candidate, immediately said he would ask for a vote recount.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2021
Rare ranked-choice tie means Portland will decide at-large council race by drawing lots
The top two vote-getters in the four-way race got the exact same number of votes in a ranked-choice runoff.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2021
Ballot measure calling for smaller shelters in Portland falls short with 31% of the vote
The unofficial result means the city likely will be able to move forward with its plan to build a 208-bed homeless services center without a legal battle.
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