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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PublishedDecember 20, 2019
Developer’s request would lay groundwork for Portland’s tallest building
Tim Soley wants city planners to double the heights allowed for new building projects in the Old Port that create and preserve publicly accessible open space.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2019
Influx of asylum seekers has Portland scrambling to find daytime shelter
The City Council is seeking a place where asylum seekers can get out of the cold, and City Manager Jon Jennings hopes Gov. Janet Mills’ administration will take the lead in what he says is a regional issue.
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PublishedDecember 15, 2019
This year’s Christmas tree has surprisingly deep roots
The Norway spruce that graces Portland’s Monument Square for the holiday season was planted three decades ago by a young city arborist in his first year on the job.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2019
Sen. Collins introduces bill to let asylum seekers work sooner, bucking Trump plan
The bipartisan measure runs counter to a White House proposal to double the waiting period, and is similar to one proposed by Democratic Rep. Chellie Pingree and supported by independent Sen. Angus King.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2019
Influx of asylum seekers fills Portland’s overflow shelters
Nearly 170 people, most from sub-Saharan Africa, have arrived in Portland in the past three weeks and city officials say they’ve run out of space to shelter them.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2019
Housing, tax relief among top goals for new Portland mayor and council
The City Council vows to focus on affordable housing, homelessness, easing the property tax burden and improving public transportation over the next year.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2019
Portland moves forward with plans to build temporary waterfront park
The proposal scales back an ambitious plan to create a $16 million destination waterfront park, originally called Portland Landing, that has drawn criticism from some in the city.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2019
Most ethics complaints from Portland’s bruising mayoral race are dropped
Unite Portland, a political action committee that opposed Ethan Strimling’s re-election as mayor, is still expecting to pay fines for being late to file independent expenditure reports.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2019
New mayor, councilor take office in Portland, marking a couple of firsts
Newly elected Mayor Kate Snyder and City Councilors Tae Chong and Pious Ali are sworn in at City Hall during a ceremony highlighting diversity.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2019
Inauguration of Portland mayor reflects historic shift in local, national politics
Portland has had eight women serve as mayor in its 233-year history, but none had been elected mayor in a citywide vote until Kate Snyder’s victory last month.
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