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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
Time To Cull The Herd And Redraw School District Lines
“We are all in this together” had a regrettably short shelf-life as a modern national anthem. In an era when politics is driven by dark impulses of division far more than the illuminating virtues of unity, a mere cameo appearance by the spirit of collective action is not surprising. But it surely is disappointing and […]
Visionary Public Plan For State Parks Emerges; Can Bake Sales And Car Washes Pay For It?
Every state disagreement over issue priority, policy direction, and funding level has been compounded greatly by the monumental uncertainties of coronavirus. Months of restrictions on institutions, businesses, and workers have punched a gigantic hole in the state budget, reported as upwards of $3 billion for the just completed fiscal year. Advocates who for years have […]
So Many To Thank. . . Don’t Forget Local Government
Pennsylvania Local Government Week is April 6-10, and we can think of no better time to recognize our townships, which are on the front lines of making sure life goes on as smoothly and safely as possible in their communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. As the COVID-19 emergency continues throughout the nation and the […]
Sunshine Week Promotes Open Government Year Round
Sunshine Week is celebrated in March. Given declining civics instruction, duly note this observance does not mark the end of winter as predicted by various groundhogs. Surely, it is overshadowed by St. Patrick’s Day. As public interest observances go, it should be a red-letter date. The Sunshine Law guarantees our access to public meetings. We […]