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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PublishedOctober 5, 2020
Four compete for open at-large seat on Portland City Council
District 4 Councilor Justin Costa is running against political newcomers April Fournier, Ronald Gan and Laura Kelley.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2020
Group launches campaign against 3 ballot questions in Portland
The Building a Better Portland political action committee says the measures to promote a green new deal and tenants’ rights would backfire and threaten the creation of affordable housing in the city.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2020
Portland’s new racial equity panel gets to work on policy review
The Racial Equity Steering Committee begins an examination of public safety, community partnerships and other policies that disproportionately affect people of color in Maine’s largest city.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2020
What’s that structure going up next to Back Cove?
It’s not a hotel or condominium. It’s a temporary part of a project that will reduce the amount of raw sewage and polluted stormwater runoff being discharged into the cove.
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2020
Portland councilors approve budget that includes layoffs
Portland city councilors put the finishing touches on a city budget that would leave property taxes unchanged.
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2020
Portland councilors to vote on city budget that cuts 65 positions
Budgets for police and health and human services have undergone the most scrutiny this year, because of the Black Lives Matter movement.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2020
Portland and South Portland release ambitious climate action plan
The cities plan to work together on regional strategies to reduce carbon emissions from buildings and eliminate virtually all waste in the next 30 years.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2020
How to win an election during a pandemic: Candidates for local offices get creative
Many of the honored traditions of handshakes, door-knocking and group events carry a risk of transmitting coronavirus.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2020
Protesters gather to condemn racism, police violence: ‘I need to be able to tell my children I did something’
The threat of violence by detractors leads Black Lives Matter Maine to postpone its demonstration in downtown Portland, but more than 100 people turn out Saturday, issuing a fiery call for change.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2020
Portland ballot will only summarize 6 citizen referendums
However, the city will also send the full ordinance proposals to residents who request absentee ballots; others can see them at the polls.
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