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
September 4, 2014

Social Security advocates endorse Michaud in Maine governor’s race

The head of the group says it made a rare endorsement because of differences among the three candidates on Social Security and Medicaid expansion.
Published
September 4, 2014

Police arrest Waldoboro man suspected in high-speed Durham chase

State police had been searching for the driver of a vehicle who led police on a chase at speeds of 100 mph Tuesday.
Published
September 4, 2014

Police arrest Waldoboro man suspected in high-speed Durham chase

State police had been searching for the driver of a vehicle who led police on a chase at speeds of 100 mph Tuesday.
Published
September 3, 2014

Biden, in Kittery shipyard visit, says U.S. will pursue terrorists ‘to the gates of hell’

The vice president calls the shipyard, which was nearly closed in 2005, a ‘centerpiece’ of the national defense.
Published
September 3, 2014

Biden, in Kittery shipyard visit, says U.S. will pursue terrorists ‘to the gates of hell’

The vice president calls the shipyard, which was nearly closed in 2005, a ‘centerpiece’ of the national defense.
Published
August 30, 2014

Gun advocates see slim chance of Ariz.-style accident in Maine

While gun ownership is high in Maine, few residents have a weapon like the Uzi that a 9-year-old girl was shooting when she lost control of it Monday and accidentally killed a firearms instructor.
Published
August 28, 2014

Cutler proposes reforms to Maine election system

Independent candidate Eliot Cutler’s proposals include an open primary or adoption of ranked choice voting.
Published
August 27, 2014

Cutler takes on LePage over welfare

The independent candidate says the governor has ‘sound solutions,’ but hasn’t fixed the problems.
Published
August 26, 2014

Candidates for governor cultivate support from Maine agriculture group

Mike Michaud, Eliot Cutler and Paul LePage lay out their policies to members of the Agricultural Council of Maine.
Published
August 23, 2014

Reformulated gas likely to reduce smog, officials agree

Analysts and the state Department of Environmental Protection differ on the cost of the new gasoline sought for seven southern and central Maine counties.