A keystone of the plan is expanding MaineCare coverage under the Affordable Care Act – a measure Gov. Lepage has vetoed five times.
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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Maine-branded racing car unveiled in Portland
Taxpayers will invest $50,000 in a partnership to back the NASCAR racing car emblazoned with Maine promotional images.
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Left, right clash over secret Michaud strategy call recording
Maine Heritage Policy Center says the call itself violated federal law, while the Maine People’s Alliance says recording the call was illegal.
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Maine Republicans release secret recording of Democrat criticizing Michaud
Bangor Senator Geoffrey Gratwick says Michaud is “not a brain guy.”
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Maine GOP, Michaud spar over ads
So far, Maine TV stations have resisted calls to remove either side’s ads from the air.
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The working life of Mike Michaud
His nearly 30 years as a millworker and his close ties to organized labor shape the Democratic candidate’s political identity.
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Social Security advocates endorse Michaud in Maine governor’s race
The head of the group says it made a rare endorsement because of differences among the three candidates on Social Security and Medicaid expansion.
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Police arrest Waldoboro man suspected in high-speed Durham chase
State police had been searching for the driver of a vehicle who led police on a chase at speeds of 100 mph Tuesday.
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Police arrest Waldoboro man suspected in high-speed Durham chase
State police had been searching for the driver of a vehicle who led police on a chase at speeds of 100 mph Tuesday.
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Biden, in Kittery shipyard visit, says U.S. will pursue terrorists ‘to the gates of hell’
The vice president calls the shipyard, which was nearly closed in 2005, a ‘centerpiece’ of the national defense.