The Associated Press: Prospects ever fainter for bipartisan policing overhaul deal
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Both parties have voiced suspicions that their opponents are less interested in reaching a policing deal than they are in preserving the issue for next year's political campaigns.
The talks have been complicated by some outside groups refusing to give ground on key issues. That's led some organizations like the bipartisan Justice Action Network, which backs criminal justice reforms, to push for an initial, less ambitious deal addressing areas of agreement, like some increased police reporting of data on use of force.
“The longer this drags on, the more concerned we are getting,” said Inimai Chettiar, the network's federal affairs director.