DES MOINES, IOWA (December 18, 2020) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate joins a bipartisan group of 17 Secretaries of State asking congressional leaders to provide adequate funding for the US Election Assistance Commission during Fiscal Year 2021. The letter was sent to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, and Minority Leader of the House Kevin McCarthy.

OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI (December 17, 2020) — Elizabeth Ann Howard, of Muscatine, Iowa, was recently named to the University of Mississippi's Fall 2020 Honor Roll lists.

Howard was named to the Chancellor's Honor Roll, which is reserved for students who earn a semester GPA of 3.75-4.00.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (December 17, 2020) — The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF) opened registration for the 2021 Iowa Farm Bureau Economic Summit Webinar Series and unveiled participation by nationally-renowned experts, such as USDA Chief Economist Dr Rob Johansson and the incoming USDA Chief Economist Dr Seth Meyer, who will respectively be current in their roles at USDA when they speak during their scheduled sessions. These experts, along with several others, will

JOHNSTON, IOWA (December 17, 2020) — United Ways of Iowa partnered with researchiQ at The University of Northern Iowa to commission a survey about the financial impacts of COVID-19 on Iowa households. The three main concerns reported by respondents were a second wave of virus activity and closures, a household member contracting COVID-19, and mental-health issues.