The vice president calls the shipyard, which was nearly closed in 2005, a ‘centerpiece’ of the national defense.
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.
Posted inLocal & State
Gun advocates see slim chance of Ariz.-style accident in Maine
While gun ownership is high in Maine, few residents have a weapon like the Uzi that a 9-year-old girl was shooting when she lost control of it Monday and accidentally killed a firearms instructor.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Governor's race, News, Politics
Cutler proposes reforms to Maine election system
Independent candidate Eliot Cutler’s proposals include an open primary or adoption of ranked choice voting.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Governor's race, Politics
Cutler takes on LePage over welfare
The independent candidate says the governor has ‘sound solutions,’ but hasn’t fixed the problems.
Posted inNews, Politics
Candidates for governor cultivate support from Maine agriculture group
Mike Michaud, Eliot Cutler and Paul LePage lay out their policies to members of the Agricultural Council of Maine.
Posted inLocal & State
Reformulated gas likely to reduce smog, officials agree
Analysts and the state Department of Environmental Protection differ on the cost of the new gasoline sought for seven southern and central Maine counties.
Posted inElections, Elections 2014, Maine Governor's race
Angus King: For Maine governor, go with the independent
The senator makes his support for Eliot Cutler official, saying Cutler is free to work with both parties in Augusta and has a strong business background.
Posted inHealth, Politics
Women’s health PAC to spend half a million on Michaud, others
The Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund is spending more than it has in the last five elections combined on the Democrats.
Posted inLocal & State, News
DHHS files countersuit about aid for illegals
The federal court action is a response to a Maine Municipal Association lawsuit against the state because of its policy to withhold money from communities that assistance illegal aliens financially.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Portland’s Maine Wharf becoming eclectic mix of marine, nonmarine businesses
The development reflects a recent change in waterfront zoning that tries to preserve the working waterfront while allowing a wider variety of property uses.