Adam Sexton
News Reporter and Political Director at WMUR-TV (Manchester, NH)
@WMUR9 Political Director. Host, CloseUp NH. Proud Husband of @603Amanda; Dada to Ham, Sock & Natty. Mostly #nhpolitics & #FITN here. @49ers & @Mariners fan.
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2 weeks ago |
wmur.com | Adam Sexton
GOOD MORNING, I’M ADAM SEXTON. WE HAVE A REAL RACE FOR CONGRESS IN THE FIRST DISTRICT. AND AT LEAST FOR NOW, ALL OF THE ACTION IS ON THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE. ONE OF THE TOP CONTENDERS TO FILL THE SEAT BEING VACATED BY CONGRESSMAN CHRIS PAPPAS IS STEFANY SHAHEEN. AND SHE JOINS US THIS MORNING ON CLOSE UP. STEPHANIE, THANKS FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, ADAM. GOOD MORNING. SO MOST OF THE CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES WHO COME IN HERE AND SIT IN THAT SEAT, PEOPLE HAVE NO IDEA WHO THEY ARE.
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2 weeks ago |
wmur.com | Adam Sexton
WELCOME BACK TO CLOSE UP. THE STATE SENATE JUST PASSED ITS VERSION OF THE STATE BUDGET. THIS IS A BIG STEP IN THE PROCESS, BUT THE PROCESS IS FAR FROM OVER. HERE TO DISCUSS AS MUCH OF THE BUDGET AS WE CAN IN ABOUT TEN MINUTES IS SENATOR REGINA BIRDSELL, REPUBLICAN FROM HAMPSTEAD, THE MAJORITY LEADER ON THE REPUBLICAN SIDE, AND SENATOR REBECCA PERKINS, COCO FROM PORTSMOUTH, MINORITY LEADER ON THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE. THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING HERE, SENATORS. WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
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2 weeks ago |
wmur.com | Adam Sexton
CHOICE ADVOCATES ARE ON TRACK TO RACK UP ANOTHER VICTORY AT THE STATEHOUSE. THIS LAST WEEK, THE HOUSE PASSED A SENATE BILL TO STEP UP THE EDUCATION FREEDOM ACCOUNT PROGRAM TO UNIVERSAL ACCESS, AND THE SENATE CONCURRED, PUTTING THE BILL ON A PATH TO THE GOVERNOR’S DESK. THE LEGISLATION IMPLEMENTS A CAP ON UPTAKE AS A KIND OF GUARDRAIL ON SPENDING. THERE’S A TOTAL ENROLLMENT CAP THAT GROWS OVER TIME AS NEEDED. THE CAP IS 10,000 STUDENTS IN THE 2526 SCHOOL YEAR, INCLUDING BOTH CURRENT AND NEW STUDENTS.
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3 weeks ago |
wmur.com | Adam Sexton
Congressional candidate Stefany Shaheen is speaking for the first time about information released by the Department of Homeland Security that her father, prominent attorney Billy Shaheen, was included on a Transportation Security Administration watch list two years ago. DHS said Mr. Shaheen was subject to additional security at airports in 2023. "I can tell you that I know for certain that there were very invasive and aggressive searches being done on him at the airport," Stefany Shaheen said.
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3 weeks ago |
wmur.com | Adam Sexton
The stage is set for budget negotiations at the State House after the New Hampshire Senate passed its version of the budget Thursday night. In an interview for "CloseUp," Senate Minority Leader Rebecca Perkins Kwoka and Majority Leader Regina Birdsell highlighted some points of contention as the Senate, House and governor prepare to work through their differences. Birdsell said the Senate reversed a long list of cuts made by the House, including to the suicide prevention hotline.
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In negotiations on the state budget Sen. Gray questioned making Group 2 first responder retirement changes in light of ongoing litigation; @JoeSweeneyNH reminded all that a Group 2 fix is essential to getting the Gov's "big, beautiful signature" on the budget #NHPolitics #WMUR https://t.co/jn42oU8xP2
CloseUp: Jon Kiper, who ran in the #NHGov Democratic primary in 2024 & garnered 11k votes as a first-time candidate, tells @WMUR9 he is running for Governor as an independent in 2026 @votekiper #NHPolitics #WMUR https://t.co/NAN9tgNih1
More big news in education today: Gov. @KellyAyotte to nominate Caitlin Davis from within NH DoE to be the next Commissioner of Education #NHPolitics #WMUR https://t.co/dgGQ1zNwyV
