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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PublishedOctober 16, 2019
Business group accuses Portland mayor of misleading supporters by saying he was ‘heckled’
Ethan Strimling said in a fundraising email that business leaders ‘heckled’ him for saying he’d propose a $15 minimum wage, but the chamber of commerce calls it a ‘flat-out misrepresentation.’
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PublishedOctober 14, 2019
New ICE office in downtown Portland draws protests
A spokesperson says the the Homeland Security Investigations office will specialize in transnational criminal probes, not deportations.
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PublishedOctober 14, 2019
Tae Chong says school board and professional experience sets him apart
He says the City Council needs his breadth of experience of having worked with immigrants, the poor, the wealthy, entrepreneurs and the schools.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2019
Portland mayor tells business leaders he’ll push for $15 minimum wage if he is re-elected
Ethan Strimling made the statement at a chamber of commerce forum with the 3 candidates who are trying to unseat him, telling the audience, ‘I know you’re going to light your hair on fire.’
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PublishedOctober 7, 2019
Portland landlords, developers donate to group opposing Mayor Strimling’s re-election
From July 1 to Sept. 30, Unite Portland raised nearly $19,000, much of it from real estate professionals, according to campaign finance reports.
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PublishedOctober 7, 2019
He’s not on the ballot, but Portland’s city manager looms large in mayor’s race
Whoever is elected mayor on Nov. 5 will have to work closely with Jon Jennings, who has clashed repeatedly with the incumbent.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2019
Group opposing Mayor Strimling’s re-election pulls ad featuring nonprofit chief
Unite Portland’s online video featured the CEO of Avesta Housing, a nonprofit that’s barred from taking part in election campaigns.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2019
Portland’s police and firefighters take opposing sides in race for mayor
Police officers endorse City Councilor Spencer Thibodeau, while firefighters again back incumbent Ethan Strimling, who says 31 unions are supporting his re-election.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2019
Strimling leads money race as Portland’s mayoral election gets more expensive
Three candidates have already raised more than $300,000 – a record – and spent more that $173,000 seeking Portland’s top elective office.
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2019
Clean elections advocates sue Portland over denial of referendum
Fair Elections Portland is asking a judge to declare the City Council violated their constitutional rights and to order the city to place the proposal on the November ballot.
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