Plus, 2 Utah artists on making their own careers
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| We sat down with 7 Republican voters to talk about their choice to replace Mitt Romney. Here’s what they said |
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The heavily Republican state of Utah will likely decide its next U.S. senator on June 25 in the hotly contested primary election to replace Sen. Mitt Romney. Polling and fundraising metrics show 3rd District congressman John Curtis in the lead. But it remains unclear how a near-plurality of undecided voters will tilt the four-way competition to the Senate hopefuls, which also include former state House Speaker Brad Wilson, Moxie Pest Control CEO Jason Walton and Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs, who won the state GOP nominating convention among party delegates. Campaign numbers and survey results are quantitative measures of what is reaching, and resonating with, Utahns. But what are undecided voters saying about what matters most to them in this election?
The Deseret News moderated a group discussion with seven self-identified Republican voters who remained mostly undecided and said they plan to vote in the 2024 Senate primary. Read more about what they said about the kind of senator Utahns want.
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| Perhaps the reason more people do not take the risk of making the arts their full-time occupation is the lack of a secure income, but Utah artist Santiago Michalek took that gamble.
How could he not when he credits art as his “first love”?
Michalek said there are pros and cons to choosing a career with less consistency. “I might have a month where I sell 11 paintings. And I might have six months where I don’t sell any.” Many striving artists will never reach the goal of making enough income to work full time as artists. An early 2000s survey by Pew Research Center found that 57% of Americans devote at least part of their lives to studying or practicing art, but only 28% (32 million) actually identify as artists, and even fewer (nearly 10 million) say they get paid for their artistic endeavors. Read more about what Michalek and fellow Utah artist Talavou “Vou” Malietoa Fitisemanu III say about what it takes to be an artist in 2024. More in Utah Gov. Cox says Denver mayor sending migrants to Utah without notification (Deseret News) Frank Pignanelli & LaVarr Webb: It’s mainstream vs. extreme MAGA in GOP primary races (Deseret News) Cox calls special session aimed at energy, public lands (Deseret News) The Larry H. Miller Company just bought another movie theater (Deseret News) Advancing Utah’s 2034 Winter Olympics bid an ‘easy decision,’ IOC president says. Here’s why (Deseret News) |
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