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Hickel v. Halford and Cowper et al (4/4/94), 872 P 2d 171 (7770 words) |
 | Cowper moved for summary judgment and the State cross-moved for summary judgment. |
 | Both Gov. Cowper and the Senate Majority argue that an assessment begins an administrative proceeding and that a ruling to this effect should not be given only prospective effect. |
 | Gov. Cowper argues in addition to the questions ordered briefed that an audit letter which identifies the tax returns to be audited and the information and documents to be produced at the audit, rather than a subsequently occurring notice of assessment, is the beginning of an administrative proceeding. |
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EVOS: The Cleanup: Overview (1928 words) |
 | Governor Steve Cowper had learned of the spill about an hour earlier, from a reporter who was conducting an early-morning interview with the Governor in his hometown of Fairbanks. |
 | Cowper had crystallized in his comments exactly the type of discussion the Alaska Regional Response Team and state agencies had gone through in developing the preapproval process for dispersants two weeks before the spill. |
 | Cowper's comments were not some new state policy; the Governor was, instead, letting people know that the government understood the risks and the benefits of dispersants, and that the protection of the fisheries and the local economy was among the government's central concerns. |