Randy Billings

Portland Press Herald

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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Published
November 7, 2014

Portland got complaints about possible illegal unit in building where fire killed 6

Records show 16 complaint-based inspections at 20 Noyes St. since 2003, where a fire killed six young adults last week.
Published
November 5, 2014

Republicans gear up to govern Maine after resounding victories

Triumphs by LePage, Poliquin and state senate candidates mirror a Republican surge that swept the nation.
Published
October 31, 2014

Candidates for governor mount final push for the Blaine House

U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud rallies women in Portland, Gov. Paul LePage visits businesses in central and southern Maine, while Eliot Cutler focuses on Bangor area.
Published
October 31, 2014

Candidates for governor mount final push for the Blaine House

U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud rallies women in Portland, Gov. Paul LePage visits businesses in central and southern Maine, while Eliot Cutler focuses on Bangor area.
Published
October 29, 2014

Angus King switches endorsement from Cutler to Michaud

The independent senator announces his decision on the same day that Eliot Cutler urges Mainers to ‘vote their conscience’ in the gubernatorial election.
Published
October 25, 2014

On the campaign trail: U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud thrives on one-on-one campaigning

The Democrat logs a 14-hour day, traveling more than 115 miles for events in five towns in Maine’s sprawling 2nd Congressional District.
Published
October 24, 2014

Hillary Clinton tells Michaud supporters that ‘Maine needs a fresh start’

The prospective 2016 presidential candidate is the latest nationally prominent figure to campaign for Maine’s Democratic candidate for governor.
Published
October 23, 2014

Nine things you might not know about Hillary Clinton

The former secretary of state and first lady will headline a rally in Maine for Mike Michaud on Friday.
Published
October 17, 2014

Maine’s congressional representatives visit FairPoint picket line

Democratic U.S. Reps. Chellie Pingree and Mike Michaud express their solidarity with the striking workers Friday.
Published
October 15, 2014

Debate Fact Check: Medicaid, gun, Ebola claims miss the mark

Maine’s three gubernatorial candidates repeated claims they made in the two previous debates and unveiled a few new ones in their first televised debate Wednesday night in Augusta. Here’s how some of their statements stood up to a Portland Press Herald fact check. 1. Democratic U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud misstated the facts Wednesday when the […]