Kat McGhee

This month I’d like to talk to you about Data Centers. I received a letter from a constituent here in town with suggestions for how we could insulate ourselves from the significant impacts of large electric-use data centers. It just so happens I was prime sponsor on a bill on data centers that I had … Read more

Hollis Friends and Neighbors,  I hope this update finds you warm and readying for Christmas cheer and a healthy, Happy New Year. On December 7th, Al Fulchino, VFW 11373, and Hollis DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) put together another great Wreaths over Hollis event at Monument Square. Representative Barbour and I were on hand to say … Read more

The holidays bring gratitude into focus for me. As the year nears its end, we have time to take stock as we gather with those we love and count our blessings. In Hollis, many of us are sheltered from the economic hardships that effect our fellow-granite staters this holiday season. As quoted in a recent article … Read more

The hectic House session days are over for 2025 and Representatives have the time off between summer and fall to attend community events, grow our knowledge of issues and solutions, check in with constituents, and work on plans for the 2026 legislative year. Every year since I’ve been in the legislature, the Speaker’s office has … Read more

Water issues for the state, from the state?   Hello Hollis! The first outcries I heard regarding foreign ownership of water rights called for government to intervene in a private sale that had already taken place, because ‘that’s our water’. Come to find out, the deal was initiated by Governor Sununu’s economic development agency, and the … Read more

School Choice(s) and Local Taxes Happy Summer Hollis friends and neighbors, I have two reasons to write about education for my June update:  In this session (January – June 2025), we’ve seen bills that impede long-established local control of schools by reaching into budgets, classrooms, private conversations, and libraries. Many of these bills have been … Read more

In Hollis, most of us agree on the importance of preserving our natural resources and we cherish the town’s rural character. This was only reinforced by reading the most recent Hollis Master Plan 2022 . Our community has been blessed with high quality and surprisingly competent town volunteers. Generations of Hollis residents have donated time and care … Read more

It’s been a very busy start to this session of the NH House. As Ranking member of the Technology & Energy Committee, we just finished hearings for all 45 of our committee bills and I have been testifying on some of those bills that were then assigned to a second committee. For example, I testified … Read more