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.
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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
Governor Shapiro’s Budget Strikes Out The Rainy Day Fund
GOVERNOR SHAPIRO’S BUDGET STRIKES OUT THE RAINY DAY FUND By Rep. Jim Struzzi Watch Rep. Struzzi discuss the budget on Behind the Headlines. Similar to a baseball umpire, we make an initial call when we first see the governor’s budget request. It’s a real-time assessment of the governor’s speech and budget materials. Like any good […]
Real Transparency Means Meeting People Where They Are
By David M. Sanko, Executive Director, Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors Every year, Pennsylvania’s townships celebrate “Sunshine Week” to highlight the vital importance of open government. But as we observe the week from March 15 to 21, we must ask ourselves a difficult question: Is the “sunshine” actually reaching the people, or is it being blocked […]
Fiscal Reality MIA in Governor Shapiro’s Budget Address
By the Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association Reality Isn’t Optional Surrealist science fiction author Philip K. Dick once wrote, “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn’t go away.” Governor Josh Shapiro may not believe in Pennsylvania’s fiscal reality of structural deficits, unfavorable demographics, a depleted surplus, and limited revenue, but that reality […]
Pennsylvania Must Reject Collectivism and Embrace Prosperity
By Joe D’Orsie and David Taylor Individualism, rugged or not, has led to more collective prosperity than any other human economic inclination in history. Charismatic prose from a 34-year-old socialist who majored in Africana Studies most certainly doesn’t change that fact. But despite Zohran Mamdani’s glowing report of collectivism at his inauguration for New York […]