Our policy research function is manifested in policy papers stressing that government in Pennsylvania - and government leaders in the Commonwealth - should focus on accountability, efficiency, and responsibility in providing government services and in public service.
Our 30 minute television production is seen on cable channels across the Commonwealth. The program provides insights into current events affecting Pennsylvanians, such as the economy, health care, taxes, the environment, schools, and how taxpayer money is being spent.
Various productions are available online as video or audio programs. Topics include PA History Makers, public policy and more.
The Susquehanna Valley Center for Public Policy's Mission
The Susquehanna Valley Center for Public Policy is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit public policy research organization that stresses that government in Pennsylvania - and government leaders in the Commonwealth - should focus on accountability, efficiency, and responsibility in providing government services and in public service. The Center places special emphasis on free market principles, the role of servanthood, and the responsibilities of citizenship that form the foundation of our political structure.
Recent Additions to our Policy Papers
The Empire of Lights: Pennsylvania Builds the Backbone of the Future
By Carl A. Marrara and Brian Kennedy More than a century ago, George Westinghouse built what became known as an “Empire of Lights” across Western Pennsylvania. He did not just produce electricity. He built the infrastructure, factories, and industrial backbone that powered a nation. Today, leveraging that Westinghouse empire, Pennsylvania is once again building the physical […]
On Jefferson’s Birthday: The Legacy of Thomas Jefferson
By Charles E. Greenawalt II, Ph.D., Senior Fellow Introduction Since 1981, I have been a political science professor, an employee of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, or a member of the mass media. Throughout my youth and during the beginning of my career, the legacy of Thomas Jefferson shined brilliantly and was unquestioned. Jefferson looks over […]
Pennsylvania’s Energy Leadership Depends on Competition
By David Taylor In every way that matters, energy is life. For the half-million Pennsylvanians who work in manufacturing – people who show up every day to make real things from real materials – electricity is not an abstraction. It is the difference between a shift that runs and one that doesn’t. It is the […]
Kids Don’t Need Their Cell Phones In School
By State Senators Devlin Robinson, Vincent J. Hughes and Steve Santarsiero When the effort to restrict student cellphone use in schools first began two years ago, it was met with skepticism. Some thought it was unrealistic. Others worried it would create new enforcement headaches for teachers or intrude on parents’ ability to reach their children […]