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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PublishedJuly 12, 2019
Neighbors gear up to fight plan for 40 homes, preserve green space in Maine’s largest city
Residents in the area near Morrill’s Corner in Portland are mobilizing against the project, which needs a zoning change similar to one rejected by the City Council in 2006.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2019
Portland Mayor Strimling announces $102,000 fundraising haul for re-election bid
Other candidates have raised significant funds, too, with City Councilor Spencer Thibodeau saying he’s nearly matched the $60,000 the mayor has raised since January.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2019
New law is aimed at easing burden of homelessness on Portland
But the president of the Maine Welfare Directors Association doesn’t believe Sen. Ben Chipman’s bill will have much of an impact on service center communities such as Portland and Bangor.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2019
Portland-area residents line up to host migrant families from Africa
Creating a homestay program is one avenue being pursued as officials try to move families of asylum seekers out of the Expo shelter.
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PublishedJuly 3, 2019
In feud with union, Portland city manager orders his name removed from firefighters memorial
Jon Jennings says he’s responding to a ‘political campaign’ against decommissioning a Munjoy Hill fire engine.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2019
Portland developer proposes housing for homeless women
The Developers Collaborative is partnering with the nonprofit Amistad on a supportive housing project for homeless women with substance use disorder.
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PublishedJune 30, 2019
Migrant influx to Portland prompts emergency declaration, flood of generosity
City officials and others are now focusing on the difficult next phase of the relief effort: moving the families out of the temporary shelter at the Expo into more stable housing.
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PublishedJune 24, 2019
Councilor Belinda Ray drops out of Portland mayor’s race
Her decision leaves four announced candidates to challenge Ethan Strimling.
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PublishedJune 22, 2019
Portland awaits state’s decision on providing aid for asylum seekers
After the Legislature fails to act, city officials look to the Mills administration to expand public assistance for more asylum seekers.
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PublishedJune 20, 2019
Lawyers, Portland police chief address African migrants’ concerns about deportation, safety
Immigration experts say Portland’s new arrivals are legally present in the U.S. and can’t be deported before they have completed the asylum application court process.
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