The City Council’s Public Safety and Health and Human Services Committee will consider the list Tuesday night.
Randy Billings
Staff Writer
Randy Billings is a government watchdog and political reporter who has been the State House bureau chief since 2021. He was named the Maine Press Association’s Journalist of the Year in 2020. He joined the Press Herald in 2012 as the Portland City Hall reporter, where his beat touched on a wide range of topics, including municipal government, immigration, homelessness, housing and social services. Prior to that, he worked at various weeklies as well as business and arts publications. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maine, Orono. He lives in North Yarmouth with his wife and two children and enjoys the outdoors and playing his upright bass.
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Portland still looking to honor King legacy
Among the options is a proposal to create an educational memorial for King on a section of the Bayside Trail.
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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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Strimling pushes progressive agenda for Portland in State of the City address
In what may be a preview of a re-election campaign, the mayor calls for action on education, housing, transportation, workers’ benefits, the environment and more.
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Working-waterfront advocates end petition drive to limit use of Portland piers
The group had collected signatures to force a citywide vote on limiting non-marine uses of the waterfront.
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Portland looks to make workforce housing more affordable
But the demand for the three units put on the market has been so weak that the city is adjusting the program.
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Portland didn’t break federal law in disclosing HIV patients’ data to researchers
A federal agency weighs in on the city’s disclosure of more than 200 names, without their consent, as part of a study with USM.
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Developer drops hotel plan that fueled debate about building on Portland waterfront
The city says it will seek zoning changes to prohibit future hotels on the working waterfront.
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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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Portland council grants Luke’s Lobster a liquor license despite complaints about process
Several residents of Portland Pier are upset that they weren’t notified about the nearby project, which includes a restaurant that’s expected to open around Memorial Day.