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State officials suspect that restraints on foreign entities buying South Dakota ag land aren’t being enforced.

PIERRE — South Dakota cities are another step closer to collecting on a higher sales tax rate.

CORRECTION: A previous version of this article did not correctly attribute photography credit to South Dakota Searchlight. The Dakota Scout regrets the error and appreciates the open source content Searchlight makes available.

PIERRE — A push to shield South Dakota children from sexually explicit and other adult-themed advertisements during streaming programming has stalled at the state Capitol.