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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PublishedMarch 9, 2020
More Mainers tested as coronavirus lab opens but state CDC leaves questions unanswered
Maine has no confirmed cases of the virus, but state officials aren’t releasing detailed information about the numbers of tests conducted, negative test results or how many Mainers are being monitored.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2020
Maine lags the nation for in-state testing for coronavirus
Maine is 1 of 5 states that have been sending samples to Atlanta for testing, but the state CDC says it has received new equipment and will be authorized to do its own testing by Monday.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2020
Maine Republicans win court order to petition at Portland polling locations
City officials initially told the state Republican Party it couldn’t collect signatures for a people’s veto on the use of ranked-choice voting in presidential primaries.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2020
Bill aimed at lifting shroud of secrecy covering police surveillance advances
Rep. Charlotte Warren introduced the measure after the Maine Sunday Telegram reported that state police are using a provision in Maine law to conceal whether they are using technologies capable of mass surveillance of citizens.
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2020
Team of developers buys Portland’s old Mercy Hospital for future housing
Northern Light Mercy Hospital will continue to operate at 144 State St. over the next 2 years, while the developers work on a detailed plan.
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2020
Portland leaders cautious as they review complex proposal for eastern waterfront
It includes a request for a 20-year property tax break worth an estimated $127.8 million to help finance the redevelopment of the former Portland Co. railroad factory.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2020
Solar collective could provide Portland with cheaper, cleaner electricity
A city official estimates that joining a consortium with other large-scale electricity users, such as L.L. Bean and Nestle Waters, could save the city roughly $500,000 a year.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2020
Portland councilors consider banning rental fees to ease burden on home hunters
Advocates say Portland would be the first city in Maine to bar landlords from charging application fees, which can add hundreds of dollars to an apartment search.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2020
Maine lawmakers seek to change law that lets police conceal use of high-tech surveillance
Two Democrats push for transparency after the Maine Sunday Telegram reports that Maine State Police will neither confirm nor deny the use facial recognition scans and other tools.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2020
Identity of Valentine’s Day Phantom is Portland’s most beloved mystery
Those who know won’t say, and those who don’t know want to keep it that way.
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