Spin Control: New attempt at 51st state has about as much chance as old one

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Spin Control: New attempt at 51st state has about as much chance as old one

<p><p>It’s baaaack.</p></p><p><p>Like Arnold Schwarzenegger in a Terminator movie, the proposal to split Washington at the Cascade Crest and create a new state out of the eastern half has returned to the Legislature.</p></p><p><p>This despite the fact that its prime sponsor in recent years, Rep. Matt Shea, is now former Rep. Matt Shea. The issue has been picked up by Shea’s sort-of successor, freshman Rep. Rob Chase.</p></p><p><p>(We qualify th…