Bruce Schreiner, Author at The Rapid City Post

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., listens during a Senate Committee on Appropriations subcommittee hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2026 for the Air Force and Space Force on Capitol Hill, Thursday, June 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Kentucky Senate hopeful says Mitch McConnell doesn’t deserve lifetime achievement award

July 1, 2025

Republican businessman Nate Morris says Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell is undeserving of a lifetime achievement award from their home state political party. It’s the latest attack by Morris against the longtime Senate powerbroker he hopes to succeed in next year’s election. Morris, a tech entrepreneur, has turned McConnell into his own punching bag. The strategy is seen as an attempt to reinforce Morris’ outsider status and win over President Donald Trump’s MAGA base. Morris launched his Senate campaign last week. He joins U.S. Rep. Andy Barr and ex-state Attorney General Daniel Cameron as GOP heavyweights vying for their party’s nomination next spring.

Kentucky Senate hopeful Nate Morris pledges his loyalty to President Trump

June 26, 2025

Republican businessman Nate Morris has entered Kentucky’s competitive campaign to succeed longtime Senate power broker Mitch McConnell. Morris on Thursday branded himself as a political outsider and loyal supporter of President Donald Trump’s MAGA movement. Morris joins U.S. Rep. Andy Barr and ex-state Attorney General Daniel Cameron as GOP heavyweights vying for their party’s nomination next spring. Morris tried to link his two Republican rivals to the longtime senator, though Morris has his own past ties to McConnell. He can tap into the personal wealth he accumulated as a tech entrepreneur to run an advertising blitz to make himself more of a household name.

GE Appliances moves washing machine production from China to Kentucky with $490 million investment

June 26, 2025

GE Appliances has announced a nearly half-billion-dollar project that will create 800 jobs and shift production of clothes washers from China to its manufacturing complex in Kentucky. The company said Thursday that the $490 million investment positions it to rank as the biggest U.S. manufacturer of washing machines. GE Appliances says the project will move production of a combo washer/dryer and a lineup of front load washers from China to Louisville. It says the new manufacturing lines will open in 2027. The announcement comes as President Donald Trump attempts to lure factories back to the United States by imposing tariffs on foreign goods.

Justice Department challenges Kentucky reg allowing in-state tuition for undocumented students

June 18, 2025

President Donald Trump’s administration has asked a federal judge to strike down a Kentucky regulation that it says unlawfully provides undocumented students with access to reduced in-state college tuition. The U.S. Justice Department’s lawsuit says the regulation violates federal immigration law by enabling undocumented immigrants to qualify for reduced tuition at public colleges in Kentucky. It says American citizens from other states have to pay higher tuition rates to attend the same schools. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in a federal court in Kentucky. It follows a similar action by Trump’s administration in Texas as part of its efforts to crack down on immigration.

FILE - Bottles of Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey line the shelves of a liquor outlet in Montpelier, Vt., Dec. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)

Jack Daniel’s maker Brown-Forman sees sales fall as Trump trade conflicts weigh on spirits producers

June 5, 2025

Spirits maker Brown-Forman is reporting weaker sales as it confronts challenging market conditions amid trade conflicts and pinched consumer spending. The Louisville, Kentucky-based maker of Jack Daniel’s whiskey said Thursday its full-year net sales were down 5% from the year-ago period, and fell 7% in the fourth quarter. Net income was down 15% for the full fiscal year and plunged 45% in the fourth quarter. The quarterly drop came as Brown-Forman and other U.S. spirits producers who rely heavily on foreign sales started feeling the reverberations from President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff plans. Brown-Forman also offered a sobering assessment for the coming year.

Bruce Schreiner.

Kentucky Senate hopeful says Mitch McConnell doesn’t deserve lifetime achievement award

Kentucky Senate hopeful Nate Morris pledges his loyalty to President Trump

GE Appliances moves washing machine production from China to Kentucky with $490 million investment

Justice Department challenges Kentucky reg allowing in-state tuition for undocumented students

Jack Daniel’s maker Brown-Forman sees sales fall as Trump trade conflicts weigh on spirits producers

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