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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PublishedSeptember 18, 2022
While governor of Maine, Paul LePage sought 2 positions in Trump administration
Two years before the end of his term, former Republican Gov. Paul LePage wanted to oversee national welfare reform and head up an international aid agency, internal records reveal.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2022
Outside money pouring into Maine’s race for governor
Spending by outside groups trying to influence Maine’s gubernatorial election has begun in earnest, with $1.4 million spent in the first two weeks of September and much more on the way.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2022
Candidates for governor set to meet on debate stage
Gov. Janet Mills, former Gov. Paul LePage and independent Sam Hunkler have committed to at least one joint debate, and there could be more.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2022
The race for governor: This one is personal
While this is the first time their names have been on the same ballot, the enmity between Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and former Republican Gov. Paul LePage goes back more than a decade.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2022
Maine campaigns set to heat up after Labor Day, led by governors race
Incumbent Janet Mills faces a familiar opponent in Paul LePage, who served two terms from 2011-2019. Also at stake is control of the Legislature, where Democrats have advantages in the House and Senate.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2022
Maine parties counting on national issues to mobilize their voters
The economy and an unpopular president are seen as advantages for Republicans, while Democrats focus on abortion, falling gas prices and student debt relief.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2022
Maine’s U.S. senators differ on key questions about search of Trump estate
Sen. Angus King calls on Republicans to defend the FBI and questions why Trump kept top secret documents; Sen. Susan Collins says there are legitimate questions about the search itself, and the timing of it.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2022
DEP says Maine is ahead of schedule to meet climate change goal
A Department of Environmental Protection report says Maine’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2019 were 25% lower than levels measured in 1990, surpassing the medium-term goal of a 10% reduction by 2020.
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PublishedJuly 27, 2022
Gov. Mills says Maine Constitution may already protect abortion access
The governor says her administration is debating whether an amendment is needed to protect abortion access in Maine, or whether that right is already enshrined.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2022
Cape Elizabeth native plays key role in Congress’ Jan. 6 investigation
Kristin Amerling, who graduated from Cape Elizabeth high in 1983, is the chief counsel for the Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6 Attack on the United States Capitol.
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