Calexit backers begin new California secession ballot bid

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Supporters of making California an independent nation are beginning their second long shot attempt to recruit voters by submitting a new proposed ballot measure.
The measure being submitted to state officials Friday by the separatist California Freedom Coalition takes a more gradual approach than one withdrawn by an earlier group last month.
It would have the governor negotiate with the federal government to give California more autonomy as what supporters call a