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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PublishedJune 21, 2021
Land swap paves way for another link in loop trail around the Portland peninsula
The $1.6 million trail project is part of a larger land swap between Portland and the state, which would assume ownership of the International Marine Terminal.
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PublishedJune 17, 2021
State’s supreme court sends clean elections case back to Portland City Council
The court ruled Thursday that it did not have enough information to decide whether the city’s decision not to send a citizen proposal for a local clean-elections program to voters was justified.
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PublishedJune 17, 2021
Charter commissioner who called city manager ‘white supremacist’ can’t be recalled, lawyer says
The opinion comes as the 12-member commission is slated to meet for the first time later this month, kicking off a year-long review of the city charter.
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PublishedJune 16, 2021
Initiative to limit size of homeless shelters in Portland gets on November ballot
The proposal would limit most new emergency shelters to 50 beds, while making other changes to standards new shelters must meet.
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PublishedJune 14, 2021
Portland plans to end coronavirus state of emergency next month
The move may relieve pressure on local businesses to pay higher wages under a citizen initiative that is being challenged in court after being approved last fall.
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PublishedJune 14, 2021
Iconic Portland building that housed Brian Boru pub may face the wrecking ball
The mutual insurance company MEMIC bought the property in 2019 and is now seeking city permits to demolish it.
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PublishedJune 10, 2021
Newly elected charter commissioner criticized for tweets calling city manager ‘white supremacist’
After being criticized for her initial tweet, Nasreen Sheikh-Yousef amplified her accusation in a subsequent post.
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PublishedJune 9, 2021
Political momentum and ranked-choice runoffs put reform candidates in charge of Portland charter review
Progressive candidates secured a solid majority on the Charter Commission using ranked-choice voting and an energized political base in an off-year election.
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PublishedJune 8, 2021
Voters elect progressive slate to Portland Charter Commission
The four at-large races were decided by four separate ranked-choice runoffs, a process that upended preliminary totals based on voters’ first choices.
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PublishedJune 7, 2021
Portland council approves shelter moratorium in Bayside
The moratorium is intended to give the council time to finish drafting a new annual licensing program for emergency shelters in the city. It does not affect existing shelters or services.
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