Several current and former Keene elected officials recently expressed concern over Terry Clark’s candidacy for the city council in next month’s municipal election, questioning his past behavior in office and
Area law enforcement officials urge more mental-health resources
Published: 4/28/2021 3:09:37 PM
In a broad discussion of potential policing reforms Monday night, elected officials and law enforcement authorities from the Monadnock Region called for greater investment in mental health care while also sparring over issues of police accountability.
State Sen. Jay Kahn, D-Keene, moderated the virtual town hall, which came as New Hampshire lawmakers are drafting the state’s 2022-23 budget and after some have been accused of weakening reforms that a state panel on policing recommended last summer.
The event organized by the Cheshire County Democrats focused largely on those recommendations from the Commission on Law Enforcement Accountability, Community and Transparency (LEACT). Gov. Chris Sununu, who convened the commission in mid-June after a Minneapolis police officer murdered George Floyd, endorsed its nearly 50 proposals last September.