The new revenue generated from Governor Jerry Brown’s Proposition 30 means that for the first time in almost a decade and a half, the state had truly balanced its budget. And for the first time in more than 120 years, Democrats on Tuesday captured two-thirds of both houses of the Legislature, freeing the Democratic governor to embark on a more visionary policy path that may determine his ultimate legacy. With $6 billion annually from the new taxes imposed by Proposition 30, Brown said, the budget should stay balanced for years to come. Democrats on Tuesday captured two-thirds of both houses of the Legislature, freeing the Democratic governor to embark on a more visionary policy path that may determine his ultimate legacy according to a story in the Mercury News.