Californians could get their first state budget rebate checks since the mid-1980’s. But Nevada County’s State Senator says Governor Brown is standing in the way. Ted Gaines says the governor is attempting to sidestep the so-called Gann Limit. The Gann Limit, named after tax watchdog Paul Gann, was passed by voters in 1979 as Proposition 4. It caps government per-capita spending, adjusting for inflation and population growth, with any amount over that being rebated to taxpayers. Gaines accuses the governor of using methodology that excludes $22 billion from total spending, subject to the Limit…

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Gaines is commenting on a recent report from the Legislative Analyst’s Office, which says Brown’s proposed budget wrongly excludes the $22 billion, that would go to schools. The report calls it “nowhere money” that violates the spirit of the law…

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If the Legislature approves the exclusion of the money during the final vote on the state budget, the Legislative Analyst says the state would be highly vulnerable to a lawsuit.