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Political Scene: 3 tales from RI where everybody knows everybody else Here are a few: ◘ The City of Providence has paid more than $390,000 so far in accidental disability  benefits to one of the highest profile political operatives in Rhode Island for injuries suffered 17 years ago when his foot reached for the brake, and accidentally hit the gas. ◘ Providence mayoral candidate Brett Smiley s lawyer doesn t deny that Smiley solicited $500 from state contractor Colin Kane while he still headed the state agency that oversees the award of state contracts. But he is seeking to convince the Ethics Commission: it was okay. ◘ And finally, the R.I. Ethics Commission split 3-to-3 recently over the propriety of a state senator introducing a bill to allow one of her lawyer-husband s clients to get a liquor license in an off-limits zone on the East Side.

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