The District 2 councilor was previously a senior adviser for the Biden-Harris campaign in Maine. His new position will be in the Department of Energy.
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 council again grapples with local mask mandate
If it decides to impose one, the city would be the only municipality in Maine to require people to wear masks in indoor public settings, regardless of vaccination status.
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Maine’s top court says work on energy corridor may continue during appeal
The supreme court ruled this week that work on the New England Clean Energy Connect line may go on as it considers an appeal of a judge’s decision that vacated the lease for a key stretch of state-owned land.
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Sen. King urges Biden to open northern border to vaccinated Canadians
In a letter to the president, Angus King and seven other U.S. senators highlight the economic and emotional strains the closure has on states like Maine.
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Teenager charged with setting fire at a Dunkin’ in Windham
The fire on July 28 caused about $25,000 in damage at the Dunkin’ on Roosevelt Trail in Windham, according to the Maine State Police.
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Portland council takes first steps in search for a new city manager
Mayor Kate Snyder said that she will assemble a committee of councilors to lay out the search process, and that councilors could name an interim manager early next month.
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Funding for child care, harbor pilots among priorities at forum on how to use Portland’s pandemic aid
The city is soliciting input from the community on how best to use more than $30 million in federal funding Portland received to recover from a pandemic that appears far from over.
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Doubts about plan for Maine’s first local mask mandate lead Portland council to delay vote
Businesses opposed the proposal and some councilors questioned whether a mandate would work without regional or state buy-in.
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Portland Planning Board to vote on proposed 200-bed homeless shelter
Final approval could allow the city to avoid a citizen referendum meant to derail it – opponents say they will evaluate their legal options.
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Portland seeks input on pandemic relief funding
Mayor Kate Snyder says Monday’s forum will help the City Council set priorities for about $14 million of the $46 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding the city expects to receive.