Ronak Patel
Political/ Government ReporterRonak Patel is a political and governmental affairs reporter for KUAR News.
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 had the opportunity to interview candidates for the District 32 Senate 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 out of college was as a general assignment reporter for the Southwest Times Record. After six months there, he was hired at the statewide Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, where he wrote feature pieces, season previews for the local high school sports and helped write the Downtown Little Rock guide.
Despite working in print, Patel has always been a fan of broadcast and 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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Robert Coon, a political strategist for Republicans, said challengers to established Republicans have gained traction over the past few years. -
Jones received 70% of the votes Tuesday in the Democratic primary, easily defeating four opponents.
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Today is the last day for voting in the primary elections. The polls will close at 7:30 tonight and the results will be announced the same night.
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Arkansas' abortion trigger law if Roe v. Wade is overturned would only allow the procedure if the mother's life is in danger.
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A legislative subcommittee on Friday approved between $149,862 and $181,500 for the position.
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Heifer International will remain on the top two floors of its Little Rock headquarters.
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The grant from the U.S. Department of Defense will go toward professor Nitin Agarwal's study of online misinformation campaigns.
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Republican Sarah Sanders raised over $600,000 in April, while Democrat Chris Jones raised about $161,000 in same month.
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Tom Flak, a consultant with BDG, says federal dollars can help subsidize broadband for 110,000 households in state that don't have broadband access.
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The Office of Personnel and Management has corrected mistakes found by auditors.
