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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PublishedAugust 21, 2019
Petition seeking ranked-choice voting for more Portland offices falls short
But Fair Elections Portland did gather enough signatures on a separate petition to ask voters to create a local program to provide public financing to political campaigns.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2019
Portland denies developer’s claims in lawsuit over failed Midtown project
City officials dispute allegations in a lawsuit brought by Federated Cos. over the $85 million project that it wanted to build in Bayside.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2019
Affordable senior housing proposed in downtown Portland
Community Housing of Maine is proposing an $11.4 million project that would include 11 units of housing for long-term stayers in the city-run homeless shelter.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2019
Maine hosts give weary migrant families time to rest – and hope
Some Maine families have opened their homes to recently arrived asylum seekers, who have spent months in temporary shelters and, in some cases, government detention centers.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2019
Portland councilor seeks to delay new fee for makers of alcoholic beverages
A manufacturing license for breweries, wineries and distilleries that costs as much as $2,000 a year was quietly slipped into the city budget that took effect on July 1.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2019
City wants developers to reconsider plan for historic Portland Co. building
Portland’s historic preservation manager says proposed alterations for a restaurant, offices and a residential unit could compromise the historical character of the Pattern Storehouse.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2019
Narrow Gauge Railroad staying in Portland
The nonprofit considered moving to Gray after the Portland Co. was sold for redevelopment, but it now plans to remain on the Portland waterfront, where it has operated since 1993.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2019
Portland unveils proposed rules for marijuana businesses
City staff is recommending a 20-store cap on pot retail outlets, a $10,000 annual fee and a prohibition on mobile sales and delivery services, among other things.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2019
Construction flagger hit by truck in Kennebunk; driver charged
Kennebunk police charge Shannon Carey, 40, of Kennebunk, with reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2019
Bowsprit replaced on historic Portland schooner after collision
The Timberwind, which was christened in 1931 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, rejoins the Portland Schooner Co.’s fleet of tour boats after being damaged this week.
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