When power is exercised without accountability, the damage rarely stays contained. This week’s Sunday Bulletin examines what happens when institutions close ranks, political conflict spills into everyday life, and leadership choices ripple outward — from state agencies to city buses to the national stage.
INVESTIGATIVE: Two former employees of the Pennsylvania Game Commission allege a toxic, retaliatory workplace culture in which requests for medical accommodations were met with discipline and dismissal. Their claims, supported by documentation and corroborating accounts, raise serious questions about how state agencies treat long-serving employees — and what recourse exists when internal systems fail.
POLITICS: President Trump has formally endorsed Treasurer Stacy Garrity in the race for governor, while Pennsylvania’s political landscape continues to shift ahead of 2026. Meanwhile, a crowded field prepares for a pivotal forum in Philadelphia’s 3rd Congressional District, offering voters an early look at the battle to replace retiring Rep. Dwight Evans.
REGIONAL NEWS: From a violent assault aboard a SEPTA bus to a wave of homicides that stunned Bucks County, this week’s regional reporting captures moments where public safety, ideology, and human consequence collide — often in places meant to serve the public, not endanger it.
FROM THE EDITORS: An attack on a SEPTA bus becomes a lens for understanding modern political culture, online provocation, and the erosion of shared norms. As political theater increasingly bleeds into real-world spaces, the editors ask what responsibility leaders, activists, and institutions bear for restoring restraint.
OPINION & ANALYSIS: Our columnists take on Governor Josh Shapiro’s early presidential signaling, the spectacle of media narcissism in the digital age, and the deeper costs of politics driven by ambition rather than stewardship.
