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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

A Letter to America about Immigration . . . from the United Kingdom

By Christine Constable BSc MBA - Political Journalist and Associate Board member of Susquehanna Valley Center on

Happy New Year to you all and let’s hope that 2019 heralds some positive developments for the planet and for our respective economies and societies, although as we saw for the USA and the UK the numbers of ‘would be’ immigrants beating a path to both of our front doors is growing in intensity. The […]

A Letter to America about Brexit. . . . from the United Kingdom

By Christine Constable BSc MBA - Political Journalist and Associate Board member of Susquehanna Valley Center on

In the West December normally heralds a wind down towards Christmas and the prospect of spending time with friends and family, eating chestnuts over open fires and cheering ourselves for a busy year of achievements with thoughts of the New Year to come. This December the families of the UK will find little to cheer […]

A Letter to America. . . from the United Kingdom

By Christine Constable BSc MBA - Political Journalist and Board member of Susquehanna Valley Center on

Click here for an interview with Christine Constable on Behind the Headlines 100 years since the 1918 Armistice  –  what lessons has Europe learned in keeping the peace in Europe? The First World war caused around 40 million casualties and between 15-19 million deaths and ranks as one of the most deadly human conflicts recorded […]

Tantalizingly Close, Yet Still As Far Away As Ever

By David Atkinson, Associate, Susquehanna Valley Center's Edward H. Arnold Institute for Policy Studies on

That phrase pretty much sums up the recent legislative history of a proposed constitutional amendment to reduce the size of the General Assembly, the second largest among states, as the critics constantly remind us.  For decades, proposals to cut the number of state legislators have been introduced with fanfare.  Then they fizzle.  Things changed during […]