It will now cost companies $100,000 to sponsor a worker on an H-1B visa.

The change has prompted the UW Medical Center and Fred Hutch Cancer Center to pause H-1B visa hires.

And that’s a big problem for healthcare where doctors and researchers are already in short supply.

We’ll learn more from Seattle Times reporter Nina Shapiro.

It will now cost companies $100,000 to sponsor a worker on an H-1B visa.
The change has prompted the UW Medical Center and Fred Hutch Cancer Center to pause H-1B visa hires.
And that&rsquo;s a big problem for healthcare where doctors and researchers are already in short supply.
We&rsquo;ll learn more from Seattle Times reporter Nina Shapiro.

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Hiring in medicine just got harder with $100K visa fee

Teen charged with assault at Seattle Center shooting to remain in youth jail, overdose recovery center connects hundreds to medication in first year, and Amazon is being sued by WA.

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Teen charged with assault at Seattle Center shooting to remain in youth jail, overdose recovery center <a href="https://www.kuow.org/health-care/2026-09-01/seattles-overdose-recovery-center-connects-hundreds-to-medication-in-first-year">connects hundreds to medication</a> in first year, and Amazon is being sued by WA.
It&rsquo;s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.
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Teen charged with assault during Seattle Center shooting to remain in youth jail, overdose recovery center connects hundreds to medication in first year, and Amazon is being sued by WA.

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As summer slips away into autumn, you may be thinking about the changing weather. If you’re looking ahead to winter, buckle up. NOAA forecasters are predicting a so called Super El Niño. That’s likely to mean a warmer than usual winter in the Northwest, which would have major impacts on snowpack. To learn more, we talk with Seattle meteorologist Scott Sistek, who writes at Emerald City Weather.

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As summer slips away into autumn, you may be thinking about the changing weather. If you&rsquo;re looking ahead to winter, buckle up. NOAA forecasters are <a href="https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/enso_advisory/ensodisc.shtml">predicting</a> a so called Super El Ni&ntilde;o.&nbsp;That&rsquo;s likely to mean a warmer than usual winter in the Northwest, which would have major impacts on snowpack. To learn more, we talk with Seattle meteorologist Scott Sistek, who&nbsp;writes at <a href="https://emeraldcityweather.com/historic-super-el-nino-scenarios-seattle-pacific-northwest-california/">Emerald City Weather</a>.
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As summer slips away into autumn, you may be thinking about the changing weather. If you’re looking ahead to winter, buckle up. NOAA forecasters are predicting a so called Super El Niño. That’s likely to mean a warmer than usual winter in the Northwest, which would have major impacts on snowpack. To learn more, we talk with Seattle meteorologist Scott Sistek, who writes at Emerald City Weather.  We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed.   Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online or on the KUOW App.

A Super El Niño is coming. Here's what that means for WA

Seattle Public Schools and its teachers are still negotiating a new contract days before school starts, Amazon has laid off more Seattle-area workers, and a scene from a weekend gathering in memory of Dolly Parton.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Vaughan Jones.

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Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online or on the KUOW App.

Seattle Public Schools and its teachers are still negotiating a new contract days before school starts, Amazon has laid off more Seattle-area workers, and a scene from a weekend gathering in memory of Dolly Parton.
It&rsquo;s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Vaughan Jones.
We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us.&nbsp;<a href="https://donate.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow">Tap here</a> to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed.&nbsp;
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Seattle Public Schools and its teachers are still negotiating a new contract days before school starts, Amazon has laid off more Seattle-area workers, and a scene from a weekend gathering in memory of Dolly Parton.

Hiring in medicine just got harder with $100K visa fee

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