Although Jalisco has more swine flu cases than almost anywhere on earth in 2012, both local authorities and the World Health Organization (WHO) have said there is no cause for panic.

New security measures have been implemented in the wake of last Friday’s city and state-wide narcoblockades.

Anti-bullying legislation approved by the Jalisco Congress defines bullying in state law for the first time and outlines prevention policies that school administrators are obliged to take.

President Felipe Calderon underscored encouraging job numbers for February during a review of progress at the massive La Yesca dam project on the border of Jalisco and Nayarit this week.

Michoacan’s Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary has suffered a one-third drop in visitors: both human and insect.

With the Pacific railroad offering the longest but least dangerous route to the United States, the number of migrants passing through Guadalajara has increased by up to 75 percent in the last six months.