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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PublishedFebruary 16, 2019
How Alaska State Troopers tracked down murder suspect in Auburn
More than a quarter-century after a Native Alaskan woman was brutally slain in Fairbanks, authorities say they used the latest in DNA technology to identify her killer in Auburn.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2019
Portland council and Maine Legislature consider mandated paid sick leave
Two of Portland’s largest employers asked the city to hold off on a new policy until legislators decide whether to pass a state law.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2019
Portland proposes building boardwalk for street vendors near cruise ship terminal
The project would provide a space for artists and craftspeople to set up retail stands in an area filled with visitors in the summer and fall.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2019
Conservative critics target Portland for its support of asylum seekers
Portland’s mayor and city councilors fire back after a Fox talk show host says the city has itself to blame for a surge in immigrants who need shelter.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2019
Developer says he’ll build 2 Portland housing projects that had been offered for sale
Bernie Saulnier says he plans to break ground on developments in Bayside and on Munjoy Hill this spring.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2019
Portland council decides hotel developers will help fund affordable housing
The city hopes to increase its affordable-housing stock by requiring developers to build low-income housing or pay a $3,806 fee per hotel unit.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2019
Portland council decides to slow down Franklin Street project
Councilors direct the city staff to look for less costly ways to improve the interchange with Interstate 295 than the $5.4 million plan proposed by the state Department of Transportation.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2019
Portland council weighs plan for new hotels to help cover cost of affordable housing
But the hospitality sector chafes at the idea of requiring it to build affordable housing units or pay $3,806 per guest room.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2019
Strimling gets fundraising jump for re-election bid he hasn’t yet announced
Portland’s mayor, who proposed reforms this week to ‘get the big money out of municipal politics,’ has already raised more than $40,000.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2019
Portland councilor becomes first to say he’ll run to challenge Strimling for mayor
Spencer Thibodeau, a real estate attorney who is starting his second term on the City Council, enters the race that will be decided in November.
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