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Philadelphia lobbyists keep making last-minute changes to bills, and reform advocates feel ‘set up’

Three times this fall, Philadelphia City Council committees changed bills supported by good-government activists or environmentalists through last-minute amendments favored by lobbyists for monied interests.

City Councilman Mark Squilla introduced a lobbyist-backed last-minute amendment to a bill aimed at reducing bed bug infestations.
City Councilman Mark Squilla introduced a lobbyist-backed last-minute amendment to a bill aimed at reducing bed bug infestations.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer
    by Sean Collins Walsh
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