Ronak Patel
ReporterRonak Patel is a reporter for Little Rock Public Radio; he previously served as Politics and Government Reporter between March and August of 2022.
A graduate of Little Rock Central High School, Ronak 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, Ronak 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.
Ronak'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, Ronak 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, Ronak enjoys watching basketball— either the Milwaukee Bucks or the UCA Bears.
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Boozman said firefighters are expressing concerns about the cost the proposed regulations would place on smaller fire departments. -
In an interview with Fox News, Hutchinson said attending the DNC was not an endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris. -
At the convention, the Democratic Party will finalize its party platform and recognize Harris as the nominee. -
The legislation has bipartisan support. -
Hill is the co-chair of the Congressional Task Force on American Hostages and Americans Wrongfully Detained Abroad. -
In an interview with Arkies in the Beltway, Womack said he believed Benjamin Netanyahu provided the proper context to explain the war between Israel and Palestine. -
After announcing his decision to withdraw from the race, U.S President Joe Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him as the Democratic nominee for president. -
The United States and Mexico agreed to place tariffs on steel imported to North America, if the steel was not made in the United States, Canada, or Mexico. -
In an interview with KARK Channel 4's Capitol View, John DiPippa, dean emeritus of the Bowen School of Law and a constitutional expert, said it is too difficult to determine what is the president's official capacity and what isn't. -
Hill's legislation has the support of Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders.
