Brig. Gen. Campbell says he opposes the plan to relocate the 133rd, but it’s ‘probable.’ Gov. LePage says it’s not up to him, but a federal panel will study it.
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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VA scandal makes way into Maine governors race
Democrat Mike Michaud calls for reforms; rivals Republican Gov. Paul LePage and independent Eliot Cutler suggest the congressman should have done more.
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VA scandal could impact Maine’s gubernatorial race
Mike Michaud is known as a veterans advocate, but Department of Veterans Affairs problems could be used against Democrats in the upcoming election.
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Madawaska poses challenge, opportunity for Mike Michaud
His northern Maine roots and union background give the openly gay Democrat standing outside the state’s liberal bastions.
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Michaud to lead Portland’s Pride Parade
If elected, the rural Democratic congressman would be the first openly gay candidate in the U.S. to win a governor’s race.
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Eliot Cutler unveils economic plan aimed at women
It would address the wage gap, reproductive freedom and domestic violence, among other issues.
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Augusta, Waterville coming up big for LePage
The Governor’s strongest campaign support is in central Maine, Democratic foe Michaud has statewide backing and independent Cutler’s comes from well-to-do southern communities.
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New nonpartisan, grass-roots group forms in Maine, will publish voter guide in fall
Several members leave the Maine League of Young Voters to found The Voter Education Brigade.
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LePage vetoes harsher drunken-driving penalties
A legislator and legal officials question his decision on a bill targeting repeat felony offenders. The governor says the bill didn’t go far enough.
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Obamacare gives Maine voters a clash of candidates
The issue highlights big differences among Maine’s three gubernatorial candidates and hands the parties something to ‘fire up the base.’