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  "path": "/2026/03/17/alaskas-u-s-senators-back-effort-to-waive-100k-visa-fee-for-public-school-employees/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-17T22:50:58.000Z",
  "site": "https://alaskabeacon.com",
  "tags": [
    "Education",
    "Government & Politics",
    "Dan Sullivan",
    "Lisa Murkowski"
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  "textContent": "Alaska’s Republican U.S. senators are pushing the Trump administration to waive a recently hiked visa fee for all public school employees. The Trump administration raised the fee for highly skilled workers visas, known as the H-1B visa program, from $5,000 to $100,000 per visa in September. That has consequences for Alaska school districts, which have […]",
  "title": "Alaska’s U.S. senators back effort to waive $100k visa fee for public school employees"
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