Governor Sununu on the Reopening of the State\u2019s Economy: \u201cAbout 10% of the People Think I\u2019m Opening Way Too Fast, 10% Think I\u2019m Opening Way Too Slow, and 75-80% Understand That We\u2019re Taking the Right Steps.\u201d <\/p>\n
In an interview with WKXL\u2019s Chris Ryan, the Governor of New Hampshire, Chris Sununu, discusses the recent demonstrations in the state to protest the death of George Floyd. Chris and the Governor also discuss the new state guidelines for dealing with COVID-19. <\/p>\n
Over the weekend, people gathered and marched in Concord and Nashua and in smaller communities across the state to protest police brutality and racism. Governor Sununu believes in the message of the protestors. There was communication with the Governor\u2019s office to ensure that the protests went off without a hitch\u2014protestors were able to demonstrate and express their concerns and people who were concerned about rioting and looting had nothing about which to worry. <\/p>\n
The Governor believes that there are a number of items which need to be addressed: 1) changes in police standards and training; 2) an open and honest discussion of implicit bias and racism in our society on national, state, and local levels. <\/p>\n