25 years ago.

• Position: THEN AND NOW - Brief article

Articles from the September 1986 issue of State Legislatures:

* SHOPPING FOR HEALTH CARE

"The costs of health care continue to escalate, but some states have found a way to fight back."

* COPING WITH A CRISIS

"In their 1986 sessions, nearly every state legislature acted in some way to avert the liability insurance crisis."

* THE BLESSING OF LIBERTY

"Sept. 17 is Constitution Day...