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Watch Now: Phil Hands draws his latest cartoon about tariffs terrorizing farmers Following along as State Journal cartoonist Phil Hands draws a cartoon about tariffs.
How to contact your state lawmakers The 99-member state Assembly and 33-member state Senate include one representative in each house for every Wisconsin citizen.
