Tony Kennedy

1 week ago | startribune.com | Tony Kennedy

Covey, of MNIT, said managers followed a state playbook for IT projects designed to avoid the yearslong delays and service disruptions encountered during the failed build-out of a new Minnesota motor vehicle licensing and registration system. Covey said a major lesson from that debacle was not to build an electronic licensing system from scratch. Instead, the DNR shopped for an off-the-shelf system and settled on one from PayIt that could be configured for the state's needs.

3 weeks ago | startribune.com | Tony Kennedy

The Canada Border Services Agency has delivered good news to Canadian resort owners and their American customers by saying groups crossing the border won't be required to pay a 25 percent tariff on groceries they bring to eat. When Canada introduced its retaliatory tariff last month, Ontario and Manitoba tourism officials, fishing outfitters and lake resorts believed visitors would be required to show receipts for their groceries and other consumables.

3 weeks ago | gmtoday.com | Tony Kennedy

MINNEAPOLIS — Walleye anglers on Minnesota’s Upper Red Lake will be allowed to keep five fish this summer, two more than were allowed during the opening weeks of the open-water fishing season a year ago, state fisheries managers announced Monday. The new possession limit, effective May 10, allows anglers to keep five walleyes, but only one over 17 inches long.

3 weeks ago | gazettextra.com | Tony Kennedy

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. - Cass County Deputy Sheriff Bob Landreville and veteran fishing guide Dan Craven refer to their beloved Leech Lake as the mother of all Minnesota muskie lakes. At a fishing forum last week at Timberlake Lodge, their voices stood out amid a crowd of industry stakeholders from across the state who aired a litany of concerns over the growing use of forward-facing sonar.

3 weeks ago | thebrunswicknews.com | Tony Kennedy

MINNEAPOLIS - Walleye anglers on Minnesota's Upper Red Lake will be allowed to keep five fish this summer, two more than were allowed during the opening weeks of the open-water fishing season a year ago, state fisheries managers announced Monday. The new possession limit, effective May 10, allows anglers to keep five walleyes, but only one over 17 inches long.