Athol Daily News – Is police brutality a local problem?

The killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis Police officer last month sparked worldwide protests and a national conversation about police reform.

States and municipalities across the country are considering sweeping reform bills and Congressional Democrats on Monday put forward legislation — led by the Congressional Black Caucus, Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee and Democratic Sens. Kamala Harris of California and Cory Booker of New Jersey — that aims to crack down on police…