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 27, 2014
Cape Elizabeth site was subject of concern before Monday fatality
The Town Council had been asked in September to review safety at the transfer station, where an SUV hit a man and pushed him into a trash compactor.
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PublishedNovember 27, 2014
Obama immigration action has unclear effect on Portland’s illegal aliens
A city spokeswoman estimated that 10,000 foreigners live in Portland, and that 15 percent of them might be newly eligible to stay in the U.S. because of the president’s announcement.
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PublishedNovember 23, 2014
Housing for homeless planned near Morrill’s Corner
Avesta advances its efforts to get those with chronic illnesses off the streets with a proposal for a 30-unit apartment building in Portland.
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PublishedNovember 23, 2014
City attorney’s opinion on raising minimum wage in Portland: It’s legal but risky
She comes to a different conclusion than Gov. LePage, while also noting concerns about enforcement or litigation if passed by the City Council.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2014
Portland property owners ask councilors to ease impact of stormwater fees
Fees that could take effect in 2016 would fund projects to reduce the runoff that enters waterways such as Back Cove and Casco Bay.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2014
Portland apartment building where blaze killed six is in foreclosure, records show
Inspection reports reveal the city had been called to the property 16 times over the last 11 years to investigate complaints including storage of combustible material on the porch.
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PublishedNovember 12, 2014
Portland freezes hiring, non-emergency overtime because of immigrant-aid dispute with state
Gov. Paul LePage’s plans to withhold funding to communities that provide aid to undocumented immigrants could cost the city $3.2 million a year.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2014
Many in Portland live in rentals with code violations
After a fire on Noyes Street kills six, the Telegram’s renewed investigation of citywide code problems shows that inspection data is difficult to track.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2014
Many in Portland live in rentals with code violations
After a fire on Noyes Street kills six, the Telegram’s renewed investigation of citywide code problems shows that inspection data is difficult to track.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2014
Many in Portland live in rentals with code violations
After a fire on Noyes Street kills six, the Telegram’s renewed investigation of citywide code problems shows that inspection data is difficult to track.
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