David Lombardo reports in Capitol Confidential that Senate Democrats will take up a proposal Jan. 22 to make the state tax cap permanent. The State Assembly has not said when it will address the issue, but Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s recent budget proposal also made it a priority this term. Currently, the cap expires in 2020. The bill currently requires a 60 percent vote in school districts to increase taxes beyond two percent a year or the rate of inflation, whichever is lower. Some local government officials complain about the lack of flexibility they have with the cap and the teachers union is against the current tax cap. But 65 percent of New York voters, according to a recent poll from the Siena Research Institute, support making the tax cap permanent. Read the full story in Capitol Confidential.