Representative Lynn Jenkins News

A trio of lawmakers in Congress have introduced a bill in the House that would modify the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to make clear that appraisers of employee stock ownership plans are not fiduciaries under ERISA.

Four members of the Kansas congressional delegation were pushing Wednesday for thorough investigation of the Internal Revenue Service's reported application of special scrutiny to tea party-flavored advocacy groups applying for nonprofit status.

On Tuesday, WIBW, a local CBS affiliate in Topeka, Kansas, aired a segment on how the 5-percent cut in Head Start operations was forcing officials with the organization to make dramatic choices.

First they saved the meat inspectors, then the air traffic controllers . Then they lobbied for the Medicare patients being denied treatment at private cancer clinics.

Does H.R. 1406, the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013, give workers flexibility in trading overtime for comp time? Or does it further erode protections previously given to America's workers by robbing them of overtime pay as required by the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938? Rep.

The professionals at the Kansas State Department of Education have invested significant time and money in helping develop the Common Core standards, a multistate effort to align standards and progress measures on English and math.

Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins announced the winners of the 2013 Congressional Art Competition for Kansas's Second Congressional District on Thursday.

In the latest edition of HOH's Fictional Franchise, in which we examine fictional characters and the real-life people who represent them in Congress, we took a look at our favorite heroes and heroines from childhood.

The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America has applauded the reintroduction of the Affordable Footwear Act in the U.S. House of Representatives, sponsored by Reps.

Both Kansas Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins and Senator Jerry Moran say they're pleased by the news of the end to the FAA Furloughs.