General News

The Jalisco government will pay all the hospital costs in the United States for “Elizabeth,” the Guadalajara woman severely burned in a bus fire set by cartel members in the wake of the attempted assassination of a former state attorney general in May.

New rules regarding gender equity in Jalisco’s state and municipal elections appear to have paid off with 31 women – a record number – elected to mayorships.   

Two state legislators presented an initiative Thursday that would see establishments fined starting in 2020 if they fail to provide biodegradable plastic bags, containers and cups to their customers.

A local tourism fair titled “Feria Jalisco Turismo Para Todos” will fill the Plaza Liberación in downtown Guadalajara this weekend.

Jalisco Civil Protection authorities list the following tips among its recommended rainy season precautions:

For the first time, the U.S. Consulate General in Guadalajara has launched “a call to civil society” (convocatoria) for the submission of projects to “support communities” in the states of Jalisco, Aguascalientes, Colima and Nayarit.

Jalisco Governor-elect Enrique Alfaro has cut all ties with his party, the Citizens Movement (MC), saying he want to govern for “everyone in the state.”

The local anti-noise movement has come up with a solution to provide better oversight of rowdy businesses and neighbors.