Ronak Patel
Politics and Government ReporterRonak Patel was a politics and government for KUAR News between March and August of 2022.
A graduate of Little Rock Central High School, Patel attended the University of Central of Arkansas, where he graduated with a major in English and a minor in journalism in spring 2021. As a student at UCA, he developed an interest in politics when he took a political reporting class and interviewed candidates for the Arkansas Senate District 32 seat, which covers parts of Little Rock and Cammack Village. As a student, Patel also reported on a state legislator requesting syllabi from UCA, a report that won a second place award for in-depth reporting from the Arkansas College Media Association.
Patel’s first job after college was as a general assignment reporter for the Southwest Times Record. After six months, he was hired by the statewide Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, where he wrote feature stories, season previews for high school sports and worked on special publications.
Despite working in print, Patel has always been a fan of broadcast news and NPR Morning Edition Host Steve Inskeep is one of his favorite political reporters.
Outside of work, Patel enjoys watching basketball, either the Milwaukee Bucks or the UCA Bears.
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Just hours after state lawmakers gave final to the bills, Gov. Asa Hutchinson held a bill signing ceremony Thursday afternoon. -
Identical bills to accelerate the implementation of tax cuts received initial approval Wednesday in the Arkansas Senate and House of Representatives.
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Scott has been in office since 2018. So far, two candidates have filed to challenge him.
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Republican Boozman, who is Arkansas' senior U.S. senator, said he doesn't believe the bill will be effective in fighting inflation.
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Henderson said his campaign is focused on improving the quality-of-life of the city.
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Backers of the proposals can appeal the decisions to the Arkansas Supreme Court.
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Hutchinson said he plans on creating a block grant program which will need approval by Arkansas lawmakers to address school safety.
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In an interview with the Washington Post on Monday, Gov. Asa Hutchinson spoke about his presidential aspirations and Arkansas' abortion ban.
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The order is part of a lawsuit filed against the Republican state senator from Conway by the group American Atheists.
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After his meeting, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said he still has no plans to put teacher pay on the agenda for an upcoming special session.
