Melissa Panico
@mpanico.bsky.social
Wife, Mom and Mamaw living in the Midwest by way of Eastern Kentucky. Working in finance. Avid reader loves cooking and gardening.
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As I return to Washington this week, hoping we can deliver real relief to struggling Americans who are worried about affordable health insurance. May the spirit of this holiday season spill over into common sense in our decision making.
December 15, 2025 at 10:40 PM
As I return to Washington this week, hoping we can deliver real relief to struggling Americans who are worried about affordable health insurance. May the spirit of this holiday season spill over into common sense in our decision making.
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As Jewish communities in NW Ohio and around the globe gather to celebrate to light the menorah this Hanukkah, we recall the Maccabee’s story of hope and resilience. Wishing all a Happy Hanukkah!
December 14, 2025 at 10:39 PM
As Jewish communities in NW Ohio and around the globe gather to celebrate to light the menorah this Hanukkah, we recall the Maccabee’s story of hope and resilience. Wishing all a Happy Hanukkah!
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Good morning, Chiefs Kingdom…
IT’S GAME DAY!!!
IT’S GAME DAY!!!
a football player wearing a helmet and a red jersey is walking on a field .
ALT: a football player wearing a helmet and a red jersey is walking on a field .
media.tenor.com
December 14, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Good morning, Chiefs Kingdom…
IT’S GAME DAY!!!
IT’S GAME DAY!!!
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🚨The Trump Administration has recklessly frozen all of Ohio's Manufacturing Extension Partnership offices. This halts work to grow manufacturing jobs, delays critical upgrades, injects uncertainty into local production lines, and undermines new jobs being created for workers our nation depends upon.
December 12, 2025 at 8:14 PM
🚨The Trump Administration has recklessly frozen all of Ohio's Manufacturing Extension Partnership offices. This halts work to grow manufacturing jobs, delays critical upgrades, injects uncertainty into local production lines, and undermines new jobs being created for workers our nation depends upon.
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Citizens nationwide and in NW Ohio are asking important questions on data centers. They're worried that facilities demand massive amounts of energy, eat up farmland, cede local ownership and control, and drive up utility costs even more. Ask questions first!
December 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Citizens nationwide and in NW Ohio are asking important questions on data centers. They're worried that facilities demand massive amounts of energy, eat up farmland, cede local ownership and control, and drive up utility costs even more. Ask questions first!
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There was a 13 point swing last night in TN-07.
If we see a 13 point swing in South Carolina in Nov 2026 Lindsey Graham will be retired and I will be the first ever pediatrician Senator.
If we see a 13 point swing in South Carolina in Nov 2026 Lindsey Graham will be retired and I will be the first ever pediatrician Senator.
December 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
There was a 13 point swing last night in TN-07.
If we see a 13 point swing in South Carolina in Nov 2026 Lindsey Graham will be retired and I will be the first ever pediatrician Senator.
If we see a 13 point swing in South Carolina in Nov 2026 Lindsey Graham will be retired and I will be the first ever pediatrician Senator.
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For 167 years, one of the world's greatest collections of coins — doubloons, silver dollars, and denarii that tell the story of civilization and economic progress itself, sat largely unseen in vaults in New York. But now these treasures are coming to NW Ohio, to the world class Toledo Museum of Art.
Congresswoman Kaptur Floor Speech On American Numismatic Society Collection Relocation To Toledo, OH
YouTube video by USRepMarcyKaptur
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December 2, 2025 at 9:02 PM
For 167 years, one of the world's greatest collections of coins — doubloons, silver dollars, and denarii that tell the story of civilization and economic progress itself, sat largely unseen in vaults in New York. But now these treasures are coming to NW Ohio, to the world class Toledo Museum of Art.
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So Admiral Bradley takes the fall and gets a pardon?
Is that nod off dons play ?
Is that nod off dons play ?
December 2, 2025 at 8:28 PM
So Admiral Bradley takes the fall and gets a pardon?
Is that nod off dons play ?
Is that nod off dons play ?
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NEWS: My bipartisan bill with Sen. Murkowski to support people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and their families, the FASD Respect Act, was just signed into law.
Grateful for the tireless leadership of former MN First Lady Susan Shepard Carlson, who helped make this happen.
Grateful for the tireless leadership of former MN First Lady Susan Shepard Carlson, who helped make this happen.
December 1, 2025 at 10:35 PM
NEWS: My bipartisan bill with Sen. Murkowski to support people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and their families, the FASD Respect Act, was just signed into law.
Grateful for the tireless leadership of former MN First Lady Susan Shepard Carlson, who helped make this happen.
Grateful for the tireless leadership of former MN First Lady Susan Shepard Carlson, who helped make this happen.
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Why the Department of Education is making a huge mistake.
What Is A “Professional Degree” And Why Does It Matter?
Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the Dept of Education proposes redefining "professional degrees" to exclude degrees in nursing, NP/PA, Public Health, PT/OT and more
www.forbes.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Why the Department of Education is making a huge mistake.
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Small businesses are the backbone of our economy. They create jobs, spark innovation, and are vital to our daily lives. Last year, Small Business Saturday drove $22 billion in spending nationwide. Get out today and support the local entrepreneurs who keep our communities strong.
November 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Small businesses are the backbone of our economy. They create jobs, spark innovation, and are vital to our daily lives. Last year, Small Business Saturday drove $22 billion in spending nationwide. Get out today and support the local entrepreneurs who keep our communities strong.
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This #SmallBusinessSaturday, I’m grateful for the hardworking entrepreneurs who power NW Ohio. From our family-run shops to our neighborhood markets, you keep our communities vibrant and strong. Let’s show up, shop local, and uplift the businesses that make home feel like home!
November 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM
This #SmallBusinessSaturday, I’m grateful for the hardworking entrepreneurs who power NW Ohio. From our family-run shops to our neighborhood markets, you keep our communities vibrant and strong. Let’s show up, shop local, and uplift the businesses that make home feel like home!
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Remember, he headed up DOGE with Muskrat. Quickly mothballed.
Real video shows Vivek Ramaswamy proposing year-round school for kids in Ohio?
Snopes found no evidence the video was AI-generated.
www.snopes.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Remember, he headed up DOGE with Muskrat. Quickly mothballed.
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Today, I am thankful for everyone in our communities who helps put dinner on our table, from hands that grow and harvest our food, to those who prepare it. Grateful for all who grow, make, and share what nourishes us—because what America makes and grows, makes and grows America. #HappyThanksgiving!
November 27, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Today, I am thankful for everyone in our communities who helps put dinner on our table, from hands that grow and harvest our food, to those who prepare it. Grateful for all who grow, make, and share what nourishes us—because what America makes and grows, makes and grows America. #HappyThanksgiving!
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We’re experiencing the worst measles outbreak in years. And it’s in no small part because Sec. Kennedy is casting doubt on vaccines.
This kind of reckless rhetoric has consequences.
Especially when it’s coming from the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
This kind of reckless rhetoric has consequences.
Especially when it’s coming from the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
November 26, 2025 at 12:43 AM
We’re experiencing the worst measles outbreak in years. And it’s in no small part because Sec. Kennedy is casting doubt on vaccines.
This kind of reckless rhetoric has consequences.
Especially when it’s coming from the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
This kind of reckless rhetoric has consequences.
Especially when it’s coming from the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
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My sister is a nurse. My oldest daughter is a nurse. My wife is a lab tech. And...and one time...I was a nurse. Don't tell my family...or the hundreds of thousands of other families...that nurses...and those in the health field...aren't "professionals."
You're Goddamn right we're professionals.
You're Goddamn right we're professionals.
November 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
My sister is a nurse. My oldest daughter is a nurse. My wife is a lab tech. And...and one time...I was a nurse. Don't tell my family...or the hundreds of thousands of other families...that nurses...and those in the health field...aren't "professionals."
You're Goddamn right we're professionals.
You're Goddamn right we're professionals.
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The President promised to cut energy bills in half. Instead, reckless tariffs and the war on cheaper energy is causing them to soar.
80 Million Americans are struggling to pay their utility bills—forced to decide between heat, food, medicine and housing. We need an all of the above energy strategy.
80 Million Americans are struggling to pay their utility bills—forced to decide between heat, food, medicine and housing. We need an all of the above energy strategy.
Fuel And Energy Prices Up Across The Board
Fuel and energy prices continue to rise this year despite claims to the contrary. The rise in diesel and electricity prices is particularly concerning.
www.forbes.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The President promised to cut energy bills in half. Instead, reckless tariffs and the war on cheaper energy is causing them to soar.
80 Million Americans are struggling to pay their utility bills—forced to decide between heat, food, medicine and housing. We need an all of the above energy strategy.
80 Million Americans are struggling to pay their utility bills—forced to decide between heat, food, medicine and housing. We need an all of the above energy strategy.
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Recent labor force data show the degrees affected by a loan-capping policy align with women-dominated jobs.
Are Women More Affected By Trump Admin’s ‘Professional’ Degree Change?
www.newsweek.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Recent labor force data show the degrees affected by a loan-capping policy align with women-dominated jobs.