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Washington, March 14 (IANS) A US senator has introduced legislation to ease visa costs for public schools in Alaska that rely heavily on international teachers, warning that a new $100,000 fee per H-1B visa could worsen already severe staffing shortages.Senator Lisa Murkowski said her bill would exempt K-12 public schools from the high visa fee imposed last year, allowing districts to continue hiring qualified educators from overseas to keep classrooms staffed.“As soon as this proclamation was…