DES MOINES, IOWA (March 6, 2019) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate supports an Iowa House bill that would mandate all 99 counties utilize absentee ballot tracking from the US Postal Service. Bipartisan amendments were added to House File 608, including Secretary Pate’s suggestion that implementation take place prior to October 1, 2020.

BETTENDORF, IOWA (March 6, 2019) — The Quad Cities Comic Book Convention will be held on Saturday March 16 at the Ramada Inn in Bettendorf, IA. The Ramada Inn is located at 3020 Utica Rd (I-74 @ Kimberly Rd / Spruce Hills Dr, IA Exit 2). It will be open to the public from 10AM to 4PM and admission for the public is free. Dealers from four states specializing in comic books new and old, toys, and related collectibles. Good place to come and spend your Xmas money!

SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND (March 6, 2019) — The US Food and Drug Administration today approved Spravato (esketamine) nasal-spray, in conjunction with an oral antidepressant, for the treatment of depression in adults who have tried other antidepressant medicines but have not benefited from them (treatment-resistant depression).

WASHINGTON DC (March 6, 2019) — Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein and former Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley called on the Department of Health and Human Services inspector general to investigate reports of sexual abuse against unaccompanied minors in HHS facilities.