General News

The Jalisco Transportation Department (Semov) has issued more than 5,700 tickets to motorists who have fitted plastic covers (known as micas) over their license plates to avoid them being read by speed cameras.

The Colima Volcano began to spew ash and lava late last week, triggering the start of intense activity that experts say has not been seen in 100 years.

More than 1.5 million free school backpacks and supply packs will be given away to primary and secondary school students in Jalisco by the end of August.  

The Jalisco Congress ratified Jesus Eduardo Alamguer Ramirez as the new state fiscal (attorney general) Thursday by a vote of 33 in favor and one abstention. He was subsequently sworn in at the Government Palace in the presence of Governor Aristoteles Sandoval.

Groups opposed to same-sex marriage in Jalisco have started to make themselves seen and heard in recent days.

After weeks of speculation, Jalisco Attorney General Luis Carlos Najera has stepped down from his post as the state’s senior law enforcement official.

Eight same-sex couples turned up at Guadalajara's registry office "number one" last Friday morning to submit formal marriage applications. Another nine applications from other couples had previously been submitted, making a total of 17.

As the legal tango continued this week between longtime Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra (OFJ) violinist Jolanta Michalewicz and orchestra administrators, who reportedly denied her entry to the Teatro Degollado on Tuesday, sources familiar with the orchestra’s problems say that many media reports contain errors or are “lies motivated by either parties’ agenda.”