25 years ago.

• Position: THEN AND NOW - Brief article

Articles from the Jan. 1986 issue of State Legislatures:

* Top State Fiscal Issues of 1986: financing education, reforming taxes, balancing budgets, building prisons

* The Legislators Behind the Personal Computers: "Enthusiasts envision the day when legislators take their personal computers as much for granted as their telephones."

* Three Pensioners for Every 10 Workers in 1984: "Average monthly pensions...